אהב

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
א־ה־ב‎ (ʾ-h-b)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎅𐎁 (ảhb) and Arabic أَحَبَّ‎ (ʔaḥabba)

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to love
    אני אוהב אותך
    aní ohév otákh
    I love you! (said by a man to a woman)
    aní ohév otkhá
    I love you! (said by a man to a man)
    אני אוהבת אותך
    aní ohévet otákh
    I love you! (said by a woman to a woman)
    aní ohévet otkhá
    I love you! (said by a woman to a man)
  2. (transitive) to like (a friend, family member, loved one, object, food, etc.)

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'-) (e.g., Leviticus 19:18).

Conjugation
Conjugation of אָהַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first אָהַבְתִּי‎אָהַבְנוּ‎
second אָהַבְתָּ‎אָהַבְתְּ‎אֲהַבְתֶּם‎1אֲהַבְתֶּן‎1
third אָהַבאָהֲבָה‎אָהֲבוּ‎
present אוֹהֵב‎אוֹהֶבֶת‎אוֹהֲבִים‎אוֹהֲבוֹת‎
future first אוהב / אֹהַב‎נֹאהַב‎
second תֹּאהַב‎תֹּאהֲבִי‎תֹּאהֲבוּ‎תֹּאהַבְנָה‎2
third יֹאהַב‎תֹּאהַב‎יֹאהֲבוּ‎תֹּאהַבְנָה‎2
imperative אֱהַבאֶהֱבִי‎אֶהֱבוּ‎אֱהַבְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced אָהַבְתֶּם‎ and אָהַבְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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