how to say “beloved” in Hebrew

 

אָהוּב, אֲהוּבָה

 

 
The Hebrew word for love is אַהֲבָה listen and repeat (yep, just like the Dead Sea brand), whose root is א.ה.ב (a.h.b).
 
To love is לֶאֱהוֹב listen and repeat, an active-simple verb. It also means to like.
 
For example:
 
אֲנִי אוֹהֵב פַּסְטָה.
I like pasta.
 
In that sentence, אוהב listen and repeat is the action, while פסטה listen and repeat is the recipient of my love or liking. The pasta could be said to be אֲהוּבָה listen and repeat beloved, but only in theory, since אהובה is reserved for the object of genuine affection, as in:
 
לֵכִי לִישׁוֹן, אֲהוּבָתִי.
Go to sleep, my beloved (a female).
 
and, in the masculine,
 
הוּא הָיָה אָהוּב עַל כֻּלָּם.
He was loved by everyone.
 
אהוב listen and repeat and אהובה listen and repeat can also mean favorite, as in:
 
זֶה הַמַּאֲכָל הָאָהוּב עָלַי בְּיוֹתֵר.
This is my favorite food.

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