אהב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־ה־ב‎

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎅𐎁 (ảhb).

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)
    אני אוהבת אותך
    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'-).

Conjugation

Conjugation of אָהַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
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
  1. Pronounced אָהַבְתֶּם‎ and אָהַבְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

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