H0159 H0159
with love, in amours — in contexts of physical or idolatrous love
This noun appears in Proverbs 7:18 in the plural form, where the adulteress invites, 'Let us take our fill of love until morning.' The term can denote beloved objects or, as here, amorous pleasures with a carnal sense. Some interpreters also connect it to Hosea 9:10's reference to idols as 'loved objects' (Baal worship). The context in Proverbs emphasizes illicit physical intimacy, contrasting wisdom's call to fidelity with folly's seductive lure.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Plural noun denoting amorous pleasures or beloved objects, often with carnal or illicit connotations. The prepositional phrase 'with love/in amours' (בְּאֹהָבִים) in Proverbs 7:18 describes the adulteress's invitation to forbidden pleasure. Spanish 'en los amores' preserves the plural sense of 'love-making' or 'amours.' The term can also refer to idolatrous objects of devotion, blurring the line between physical and spiritual unfaithfulness. 1×
AR["بِغَرَامٍ"]·ben["ভালোবাসায়"]·DE["[באהבים]"]·EN["with-love"]·FR["dans-באהבים"]·heb["ב-אהבים"]·HI["प्रेमों-में"]·ID["dalam-kemesraan"]·IT["in-con-amore"]·jav["ing-panggalih"]·KO["사랑-들-에서"]·PT["com-amores"]·RU["ласками."]·ES["en-los-amores"]·SW["kwa-upendo"]·TR["sevgilerle"]·urd["پیاروں-سے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [אֹ֫הַב] n.[m.] id. = loved object, sf. אָהֳבָם Ho 9:10 (= בֹּשֶׁת = בַּעַל v. Hi Now) i.e. the idol worshipped; pl. = amours (carnal sense) Pr 7:18.