LEXIS

Biblical Hebrew · noun · Descent

אַהֲבָה

ahavah

/ahaˈva/

The Hebrew noun of loving, from the primitive root אהב; not a descendant of English love.

A triliteral root descends into verb and noun, then into law, song, and prophecy. English love is a neighbor by translation, not by lineage.

Morphology Root א-ה-ב. Noun אַהֲבָה. Verb אָהַב (Qal ‘to love’).

  1. Biblical Hebrew · primitive root (BDB)

    אהב1,2

    to have affection for

    Called a primitive root in BDB/Strong. Deeper Afroasiatic comparison is not established here.

  2. Biblical Hebrew · BH

    אַהֲבָה1

    love

Senses through time

  1. Biblical Hebrew

    Human love (family, sexual, friendship); appetite for objects (food, wisdom); human love toward God; God’s love toward persons or Israel.1,2

    Established

Semantic change

  • affection (human, divine, even appetite)

    translation history

    English ‘love’ as a single cover

    Hebrew range includes appetite and friendship. English love flattens some of that. Established1

Cognates and neighbors

Resemblance is not lineage. Translation is not descent.

  • English

    love1

    Used to translate אַהֲבָה; translation, not cognate.

    Translation equivalent

Read the text

  • וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ3

    ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart…’ Verb אהב, not the noun, in this verse.

Two shores

Constellation

Elon Musk

No primary-source occurrence in the built lexicon yet.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

The Book of 42 · · Primary source4

Quoted on the adult collection page. Greek ἀγάπη in Paul; Hebrew אַהֲבָה is a neighboring word, not the source of that sentence.

The 42 Index

The Index owns the 42 census. These are doors, not copies. The Index shares questions and sources. It does not share the page.

  • Ahavah 13

    Word / phrase cipher result · Established

    Historical Hebrew gematria of אַהֲבָה. The Index owns the 13 census; LEXIS owns the word’s descent.

    Asked by the Index

    • In this alphabet, are love and oneness the same integer?
  • Echad 13

    Documented constellation crosslink · Proposed

    Shared historical value 13. Not etymological identity with אַהֲבָה.

Follow the number

Numerical analysis comes after language. Historical systems and modern English mappings are labeled. Misses are kept. Further calculation lives at CIPHER.

41 · miss

  • 13

    Historical system · mathematically intrinsic

    Hebrew gematria (mispar hechrachi)

    א1 + ה5 + ב2 + ה5 on אהבה (without niqqud).

    13 is the standard sum. Historically native system. 13 is not 42. Traditional pairings (אהבה and אחד both 13) are reception, not proven authorial intent of every occurrence.

  • 41

    Modern mapping · miss

    Modern English ordinal of AHAVAH

    Transliteration-dependent modern mapping.

    Spelling choices (ahava / ahavah) change the sum. Not used to hunt 42.

Ask the next question

Ask the next question

  • What does English love fail to carry when it stands in for אַהֲבָה?
  • Is the gematria of 13 part of how the word was used, or part of how it was later read?
  • When the Constellation says Love, which language’s word is in the room?

Neighbors

  • With Love: English Love as practice. This plate is the Hebrew noun.
  • CIPHER: Further calculation belongs there. Here the historical sum is shown and limited.

Notes

Notes
  1. Brown–Driver–Briggs, אהב (BDB p. 12 / Strong H157; noun אַהֲבָה H160).
  2. Strong’s H157 אָהַב.
  3. Deuteronomy 6:5 (Hebrew Bible).
  4. The Book of 42 / Constellation collection (inspected 18 Sep 2026).

Last verified 2026-09-18