אֹהֲבֵ֖/ם

𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤌

ʼâhab

I will love them

To feel or express love, affection, or attachment toward a person, group, object, or concept. The term encompasses emotional attachment, desire, friendship, familial love, loyalty, and even preference or willful choice, depending on context. In interpersonal usage, expresses affection or positive regard (between individuals, within families, or between a subject and deity); in non-personal or figurative contexts, refers to attachment to practices, actions, wisdom, or material things.

hɔ̃ "to love, to want, to desire" (Ewe (Gbe))

H157

Hosea 14:5 · Word #3

Lexicon H157

Lemmaאָהַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤄𐤁
Transliterationʼâhab
Strong'sH157
DefinitionTo feel or express love, affection, or attachment toward a person, group, object, or concept. The term encompasses emotional attachment, desire, friendship, familial love, loyalty, and even preference or willful choice, depending on context. In interpersonal usage, expresses affection or positive regard (between individuals, within families, or between a subject and deity); in non-personal or figurative contexts, refers to attachment to practices, actions, wisdom, or material things.

Morphology HVqi1cs/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

PhraseI will love them

SIBI-P1 Translation H157-44

I will love them

Morphological NotesQal imperfect, 1st common singular with 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect first common singular expresses a simple active action by "I" in incomplete or future aspect, and the 3rd masculine plural suffix adds "them." The rendering preserves the root sense of affectionate or loyal attachment while reflecting both person and number.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

I will love them

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 accurately represents the verb and the object as required by the context.

Bantu Hebrew

אֹהֲבֵ֖/ם (ʼâhab) — To feel or express love, affection, or attachment toward a person, group, object, or concept. The term encompasses emotional attachment, desire, friendship, familial love, loyalty, and even preference or willful choice, depending on context. In interpersonal usage, expresses affection or positive regard (between individuals, within families, or between a subject and deity); in non-personal or figurative contexts, refers to attachment to practices, actions, wisdom, or material things.

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Word Meaning Language
hɔ̃ to love, to want, to desire Ewe (Gbe)