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28 lip 2023 · The Hebrew word for love is ahavah, which is rooted in the more molecular word hav, 1 which means to give, revealing that, according to Judaism, giving is at the root of love. What does this etymological insight teach us both about the function of love and about how love functions?
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the idea of God as love is conveyed by applying to him various adjectives such as חַנּוּן— channun (“gracious”), רַחוּם— rachum (“compassionate”), and אָרֵךְ— ’arek (“patient”) and by describing him in terms of nouns such as חֶסֶד —chesed (“tender mercy” or “lovingkindness”) and חֵן— (“grace”).
The Bible tells us: "God is Love" (E-lo-HEEM HU a-ha-VAH.) (I John 4:8) God’s kind of love is what mankind needs most: unconditional love, in Hebrew a-ha-VA she-ey-NA te-loo-YA be-da-VAR (The CD gives you the exact, correct Hebrew pronunciation.). God’s love is also sacrificial.
16 mar 2019 · HEBREW WORD STUDY – LOVE THE LORD – ‘AHAVATH ETH YAHVAH אהבת את יהוה Deuteronomy 6:5: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart.” Mt 22:37: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
27 gru 2023 · Yes, agape is the word used in 1 Corinthians 13, the most famous Biblical chapter about love. Agape is the love God has for His Son Jesus (John 17:26), and the love He has for us (John 3:16).
The Background of Love “God is love,” the writer of 1 John confidently declares. Yet this theologi-cally pleasing statement raises more questions than answers. In saying this, the writer of 1 John does not so much tell us about the nature or identity of God as to address a riddle with another riddle. That is, if God is love, then what is love?
2 sty 2019 · HEBREW WORD STUDY – LOVE. by Chaim Bentorah | Jan 2, 2019 | Devotionals | 10 comments. HEBREW WORD STUDY – LOVE – TOV MO’ED –מאד טוב. Genesis 1:31: “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”.
