Strong's Hebrew · H157
אָהַב
ʼâhab · aw-hab'
(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Definition
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
Derivation
or אָהֵב ; a primitive root;
Appears 211 times in Scripture
“Then prepare a tasty dish that I love and bring it to me to eat, so that I may bless you before I die.””
“So Jacob went and got two goats and brought them to his mother, who made the tasty food his father loved.”
“And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.”
“Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.”
“Because Isaac had a taste for wild game, he loved Esau; but Rebekah loved Jacob.”
“Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.””
“Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves.”
““Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.””
“And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).