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Ahava <a href="../hebrew/164.htm" title="164">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ahava: Ahava</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אַהֲוָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Ahava'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-hah-VAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(a-hav-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Ahava<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Ahava<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root אֲהָבָה (ahavah), meaning "love" or "affection."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ahava, as it is a specific geographical location mentioned in the Old Testament. However, the concept of "love" related to its root can be linked to Greek words like ἀγάπη (agape - Strong's Greek 26), which denotes love or charity.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Ahava is a name used in the Bible to refer to a river or canal in Babylon. It is notably mentioned in the context of the Jewish exiles returning to Jerusalem under the leadership of Ezra. The term is used to describe a location where Ezra gathered the exiles and proclaimed a fast before their journey.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The mention of Ahava occurs during the period of the Babylonian exile, a significant time in Jewish history when many Israelites were living in Babylon after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The return to Jerusalem, led by figures like Ezra and Nehemiah, was a pivotal moment in Jewish history, marking the restoration of the Jewish community and religious practices. The gathering at Ahava represents a moment of preparation and spiritual dedication before embarking on the journey back to the homeland.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>probably of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a place and a stream in Bab.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ahava (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אַהֲוָא</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>town or district in Babylonia</b></font>, by which a stream is designated <a href="/interlinear/ezra/8-15.htm">Ezra 8:15</a>,31, also the stream <a href="/interlinear/ezra/8-21.htm">Ezra 8:21</a> (<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הנהו א</font>), <a href="/interlinear/ezra/8-31.htm">Ezra 8:31</a> (<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">נְהַר א</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ahava <p>Probably of foreign origin; Ahava, a river of Babylonia -- Ahava. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַֽהֲוָ֗א אַהֲוָ֔א אהוא ’a·hă·wā ’ahăwā ahaVa<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/8-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 8:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַבָּ֣א אֶֽל־ <b> אַהֲוָ֔א </b> וַנַּחֲנֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that runs <span class="itali">to Ahava,</span> where<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that runneth <span class="itali">to Ahava;</span> and there abode we in tents<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/8-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> runs to <span class="itali">Ahava</span> camped where<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/8-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 8:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ הַנָּהָ֣ר <b> אַהֲוָ֔א </b> לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת לִפְנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at the river <span class="itali">of Ahava,</span> that we might humble<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there, at the river <span class="itali">of Ahava,</span> that we might afflict<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/8-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at the river <span class="itali">of Ahava</span> humble before<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/8-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 8:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַֽנִּסְעָ֞ה מִנְּהַ֣ר <b> אַֽהֲוָ֗א </b> בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from the river <span class="itali">Ahava</span> on the twelfth<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from the river <span class="itali">of Ahava</span> on the twelfth<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/8-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> journeyed the river <span class="itali">Ahava</span> both ten<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_163.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_163.htm">Strong's Hebrew 163<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ahava_163.htm">’a·hă·wā — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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