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Hebrew
Etymology
Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎅𐎁 (ảhb) and Arabic أَحَبَّ (ʔaḥabba)
Pronunciation
Verb
אָהַב • (aháv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לאהוב / לֶאֶהֹב, passive participle אָהוּב, passive counterpart נֶאֱהַב)
- (transitive) to love
אני אוהב אותך- aní ohév otákh
- I love you! (said by a man to a woman)
אני אוהב אותך- aní ohév otkhá
- I love you! (said by a man to a man)
אני אוהבת אותך- aní ohévet otákh
- I love you! (said by a woman to a woman)
אני אוהבת אותך- aní ohévet otkhá
- I love you! (said by a woman to a man)
Usage notes
- In Modern Hebrew, אהב takes a direct object; that is, no preposition is used if the object is indefinite, and the preposition את (et) is used if it is definite. In the Bible, אהב sometimes takes a direct object, and other times takes an object using the preposition ל־ (l'-) (e.g., Leviticus 19:18).
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