Lexicon
אֹ֫הַב
o.hav
H0159
H:N-M Hebrew

beloved

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o.hav denotes beloved objects of desire in the invitation to seek love through the night.

The attested plural form denotes beloved objects of desire in an invitation to seek love and delight until morning.

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  1. Beloved objects of desire · dominant

    In Proverbs 7:18, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the invitation to continue until morning; the APB renders the surrounding clause, "Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; let us delight ourselves with love."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 7:18, the APB presents the clause with "love" twice.

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