a.ha.va is the proper name of a river location where the group gathered, fasted, and began its journey to Jerusalem.

The noun proper form identifies the River Ahava as the place beside which the group gathered and camped, proclaimed a fast, and later set out toward Jerusalem.

1. River location in the journey narrative · dominant

   In Ezra 8:15 the proper noun names the river where the group gathered and camped; in Ezra 8:21 the APB renders the setting as beside “the River Ahava” for a proclaimed fast; and in Ezra 8:31 it marks the river from which they departed for Jerusalem.

   Ezra 8:15Ezra 8:21Ezra 8:31

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB presents the name as “Ahava” in Ezra 8:15 and as “the River Ahava” in Ezra 8:21 and Ezra 8:31. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, these renderings confirm the verse setting rather than establish a separate lexical nuance.