# ahav (אָהַב)

pronounced: a-HAV


**To love — the root behind ahava**

## In Scripture

> You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.
> — Deuteronomy 6:5 (The Shema's command — ve'ahavta, love as something commanded and chosen)

> “‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.
> — Leviticus 19:18 (The second great ahav command — love aimed at the neighbour)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/ahav/