Strong's Hebrew · H160
H160 ʼahăbâh
אַהֲבָה
a-hab-aw
love
Looking for Greek G160 aiphnídios? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H160. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
ʼahăbâh appears 38 times in Scripture, including Genesis 29:20 and Deuteronomy 7:8. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
In the King James Version
love.
Derivation
feminine of H158 (אַהַב) and meaning the same
Appears 38 times in Scripture
“Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.”
“These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.”
“How skillfully you pursue love! Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways.”
“So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.”
“Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!””
“But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
“I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.”
“And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
