H0158 H0158
love, loves (plural); affections or lovers
The plural form of 'love,' appearing in two contrasting contexts. Proverbs 5:19 uses it positively: 'a loving doe' (literally 'a doe of loves'), describing a wife who captivates her husband's affection. Hosea 8:9 uses it negatively: Israel 'has hired lovers,' pursuing foreign alliances and idols instead of Yahweh. The plural can intensify the singular ('great love') or indicate multiple love-objects ('lovers'). Both nuances appear in these passages—intense marital devotion versus promiscuous political/religious infidelity.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The Hebrew plural 'ahabim' carries dual force: intensive (abundant love) or distributive (multiple lovers). Proverbs' 'doe of loves' pictures a wife as graceful and captivating, holding her husband's devoted affection—the plural intensifies the bond's richness. Hosea inverts this imagery: Israel goes among nations 'hiring loves'—promiscuously seeking allies and gods. The same grammatical form conveys fidelity or betrayal depending on object and context. Across translations (Spanish 'amores,' French 'amour'), the term oscillates between singular devotion and plural infidelity. 2×
AR["مَحَبَّةٍ", "مُحِبّينَ"]·ben["-এর-প্রেম", "প্রেমিকদের"]·DE["[אהבים]", "[אהבים]"]·EN["love", "lovers"]·FR["amour", "אהבים"]·heb["אהבים"]·HI["प्रेम-की", "प्रेमियों-को"]·ID["kekasih-kekasih", "kesayangan"]·IT["[אהבים]", "amore"]·jav["katresnan"]·KO["사랑-의", "사랑들을"]·PT["amores"]·RU["любви", "любовников"]·ES["amantes", "de-amores"]·SW["upendo", "wapenzi"]·TR["sevgilerin", "âşıklar"]·urd["محبت-کی", "محبوبوں"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [אַ֫הַב] n.[m.] love only pl. אֲהָבִים, loves, amours; bad sense Ho 8:9, but אַיֶּלֶת א׳ loving hind Pr 5:19 (fig. of wife ‖ יַעֲלַת הֵן).