אָהַב

Derivation

or אָהֵב ; a primitive root;

Meaning

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

In the King James Version

(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Translated as

love (67), loved (43), loveth (34), lovers (17), lovest (7), friends (6), beloved (5), friend (3), lover (2), lovely (1), i (1), loving (1), lovedst (1), liketh (1)

Where it appears

Found in 176 verses

Genesis

22:2, 24:67, 25:28, 27:4, 29:18, 29:30, 34:3, 37:3, 37:4

Exodus

20:6, 21:5

Leviticus

19:18, 19:34

Deuteronomy

4:37, 5:10, 6:5, 7:9, 7:13, 10:12, 10:15, 10:18, 10:19, 11:1, 11:13, 11:22, 13:3, 15:16, 19:9, 21:15, 21:16, 30:6, 30:16, 30:20

Joshua

22:5, 23:11

Judges

5:31, 14:16, 16:4, 16:15

Ruth

4:15

1 Samuel

1:5, 16:21, 18:1, 18:16, 18:20, 18:22, 18:28, 20:17

2 Samuel

1:23, 12:24, 13:1, 13:4, 13:15, 19:6

1 Kings

3:3, 5:1, 11:1, 11:2

2 Chronicles

11:21, 19:2, 20:7, 26:10

Nehemiah

1:5, 13:26

Esther

2:17, 5:10, 5:14, 6:13

Job

19:19

Psalms

4:2, 5:11, 11:5, 11:7, 26:8, 31:23, 33:5, 34:12, 37:28, 38:11, 40:16, 45:7, 47:4, 52:3, 52:4, 69:36, 70:4, 87:2, 88:18, 97:10 + 13 more

Proverbs

1:22, 3:12, 4:6, 8:17, 8:21, 8:36, 12:1, 13:24, 15:9, 15:12, 16:13, 17:17, 17:19, 18:21, 18:24, 19:8, 20:13, 21:17, 22:11, 27:6 + 1 more

Ecclesiastes

3:8, 5:10, 9:9

Song of Solomon

1:7, 3:1, 3:2, 3:4

Isaiah

1:23, 43:4, 48:14, 56:6, 56:10, 57:8, 61:8, 66:10

Jeremiah

2:25, 5:31, 8:2, 14:10, 20:4, 20:6, 22:20, 22:22, 30:14, 31:3

Lamentations

1:2, 1:19

Ezekiel

16:33, 16:36, 16:37, 23:5, 23:9, 23:22

Daniel

9:4

Hosea

2:5, 2:7, 2:10, 2:12, 2:13, 3:1, 4:18, 9:1, 10:11, 11:1, 12:7, 14:4

Amos

4:5, 5:15

Micah

3:2

Zechariah

8:17, 8:19

Malachi

1:2, 2:11