אֹהֵ֣ב
𐤀𐤄𐤁
ʼâhab
loves
To feel or express love, affection, or attachment toward a person, group, object, or concept. The term encompasses emotional attachment, desire, friendship, familial love, loyalty, and even preference or willful choice, depending on context. In interpersonal usage, expresses affection or positive regard (between individuals, within families, or between a subject and deity); in non-personal or figurative contexts, refers to attachment to practices, actions, wisdom, or material things.
Psalms 87:2 · Word #1
Lexicon H157
| Lemma | אָהַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤄𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼâhab |
| Strong's | H157 |
| Definition | To feel or express love, affection, or attachment toward a person, group, object, or concept. The term encompasses emotional attachment, desire, friendship, familial love, loyalty, and even preference or willful choice, depending on context. In interpersonal usage, expresses affection or positive regard (between individuals, within families, or between a subject and deity); in non-personal or figurative contexts, refers to attachment to practices, actions, wisdom, or material things. |
Morphology HVqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | loves |
SIBI-P1 Translation H157-51
one who loves
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, active participle, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes a continuous or characteristic action: a man characterized by loving, showing affection or loyal attachment. "One who loves" preserves both the verbal force and the participial, descriptive nature of the form. |
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