אהב

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
א־ה־ב (ʾ-h-b)

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

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈhav/
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ɔˈhav/
  • (Yemenite) IPA(key): /ɔːˈhæv/
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Verb

אָהַב • (aháv) third-singular masculine past (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)
    אני אוהב אותך
    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)
    אני אוהבת אותך
    aní ohévet otkhá
    I love you! (said by a woman to a man)

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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