- Original: אהב - Transliteration: 'ahab - Phonetic: ah'-hab - Definition: 1. loves, amours (only in plural) 2. (TWOT) love - Origin: from H157 - TWOT entry: 29a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H157 ; affection (in a good or a bad sense): - love (-r). Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • lovers, 1 Hosea 8:9 • loving, 1 Proverbs 5:19