1) loves, amours (only in plural) 2) (TWOT) love Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H157 Same Word by TWOT Number: 29a
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[אַ֫הַב] noun [masculine]love only pluralאֲהָבִים, loves, amours; bad sense Hosea 8:9, but ׳אַיֶּלֶת א loving hind Proverbs 5:19 (figurative of wife "" יַעֲלַת חֵן).
Proverbs 5:19 HEB: אַיֶּ֥לֶת אֲהָבִ֗ים וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־ חֵ֥ן NAS:[As] a loving hind and a graceful KJV:[Let her be as] the loving hind INT: hind a loving doe graceful
Hosea 8:9 HEB:אֶפְרַ֖יִם הִתְנ֥וּ אֲהָבִֽים׃ NAS: Ephraim has hired lovers. KJV: by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. INT: Ephraim has hired lovers
