Ahavat khinam (אהבת חינם) means unjustified love in Hebrew.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אַהֲבַת חִנָּם
ahavat khinam
phrase
In English
unjustified love
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Ahavat khinam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אהבה טהורה, אינה מותנית ואינה תלויה בדבר.
- 2דבריו צוטטו בבספר "נחמד מזהב" (פיוטרקוב תרס"ז) עמ' 77, וכן הובא בספרו של נכדו, האדמו"ר הראשון ממודז'יץ, "דברי ישראל", פרשת בחקותי ד"ה ואתכם.
- 3אורות הקודש, חלק ג' עמוד שכג-שכד.
- 4חלק ז (ויקרא), עמ' 326, חלק לד (דברים), עמ' 229.
- 5סימן ע"ח.
The word Ahavat khinam is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- אַהֲבַת חִנָּם
- Written without vowel points
- אהבת חינם
- Said
- ahavat khinam
- Root
- א־ה־ב
- Gematria
- 516
This is how Ahavat khinam is said in other languages.
- English
- unjustified love
These words mean the opposite of Ahavat khinam.
The word Ahavat khinam comes from the root א־ה־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Ahavat khinam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ahavat khinam.
What does Ahavat khinam (אהבת חינם) mean in Hebrew?
Ahavat khinam (אהבת חינם) means unjustified love. It is said ahavat khinam, with the stress on vat.
What is the opposite of Ahavat khinam (אהבת חינם)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ahavat khinam (אהבת חינם) are שנאת חינם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אהבת חנם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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