ahabah (a-hab-aw) [160]

Meaning

a.  Feminine form of 158 and mean the same - love.

NB: ahab (158) means affection and also armours (in plural). Brings to mind Ephesians 6:11, "Put on God’s whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil."

Hence, being conscious of God's love for me is putting on the armour of God which will enable me to successfully stand up against all the strategies and deceits of the devil!

1.  Ahabah means "love".  This word represents several kinds of "love"

2.  The first biblical occurrence of ahabah is in Genesis 29:20, "And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love [ahabah] he had to her. "

Here, the word deals with the "love" between man and wife as a general concept.

3.  In Hosea 3:1, "Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love [aheb; 157] a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love [ahabah; 158] of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love [aheb; 157] flagons of wine." , the word is used of "love" as a sexual activity.

4.  Ahabah means "love" between friends in 1 Samuel 18:3, "Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. " 

5.  The word refers to:

Solomon's "love" in 1 Kings 11:2, "Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love [aheb; 157]. "

God's "love" in Deuteronomy 7:8, "But because the Lord loved [ahabah; 160] you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt."

Syn: 158 (ahab)