אַהֲוָא
ahava · Ahava
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H163 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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ahava (אַהֲוָא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Ahava”.
The name of a place and of a river or canal of Babylonia, where Ezra gathered those who were going up to Jerusalem and proclaimed a fast.
How to say it
a·ha·va
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- Ezra 8:15
And I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days; and I observed the people and the priests, but of the sons of Levi I did not find any there.
- Ezra 8:21
And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our Elohim, to seek from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our goods.
- Ezra 8:31
And we set out from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our Elohim was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and of the one lying in ambush along the way.