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אהב

אהב

Hebrew

Root
א־ה־ב

Verb

אָהַב • ‎(aháv) ‎(pa'al construction, infinitive לאהוב \ לֶאֶהֹב, passive participle אָהוּב, passive counterpart נֶאֱהַב)

(transitive) to love

אני אוהב אותך

aní ohév otákh

I love you! (said to a woman)

אני אוהבת אותך

aní ohévet otkhá

I love you! (said to a man)
(transitive) to like (a friend, family member, loved one, object, food, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of אָהַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לאהוב \ לֶאֱהֹב action noun: אַהֲבָה passive participle: אָהוּב
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	אָהַבְתִּי		אָהַבְנוּ
	second	אָהַבְתָּ	אָהַבְתְּ	אֲהַבְתֶּם¹	אֲהַבְתֶּן¹
	third	אָהַב	אָהֲבָה	אָהֲבוּ
present		אוֹהֵב	אוֹהֶבֶת	אוֹהֲבִים	אוֹהֲבוֹת
future	first	אוהב \ אֹהַב		נֹאהַב
	second	תֹּאהַב	תֹּאהֲבִי	תֹּאהֲבוּ	תֹּאהַבְנָה²
	third	יֹאהַב	תֹּאהַב	יֹאהֲבוּ	תֹּאהַבְנָה²
imperative		אֱהַב	אֶהֱבִי	אֶהֱבוּ	אֱהַבְנָה²
notes		Pronounced אָהַבְתֶּם and אָהַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Usage notes

In Modern Hebrew, אהב takes a direct object; that is, no preposition is used if the object is indefinite, and the preposition את ‎(et) is used if it is definite. In the Bible, אהב sometimes takes a direct object, and other times takes an object using the preposition ל־ ‎(l'-).

References

“H157”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

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