H158: אַהַב
ʼahab · pronounced ah'-hab · “lover”
Definition
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
KJV translates it as: love(-r).
Word origin: from H157 (אָהַב);
Extended definition
1) loves, amours (only in plural) ahbym
2) (TWOT) love
2) (TWOT) love
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H158 is translated
- loves ×1
- lovers ×1
Bible verses with H158 (ʼahab)
ʼahab appears in 2 verses.
- Proverbs 5:19
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
- Hosea 8:9
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.