Love (לווה) means borrower in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
borrower
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Love.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משפטמי שנזקק לקבל רכוש מחברו, ומחויב להשיב לאחר זמן.
וְהָיָה כָעָם כַּכֹּהֵן כַּעֶבֶד כַּאדֹנָיו כַּשִּׁפְחָה כַּגְּבִרְתָּהּ כַּקּוֹנֶה כַּמּוֹכֵר כַּמַּלְוֶה כַּלֹּוֶה כַּנֹּשֶׁה כַּאֲשֶׁר נֹשֶׁא בוֹ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Love is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לֹוֶה
- Written without vowel points
- לווה
- Said
- love
- Root
- ל־ו־ה
- Pattern
- קוֹטֵל
- Feminine form
- לֹוָה ר' לֹוִים לׂווֹת
- Inflections
- נ' לֹוָה ר' לֹוִים לׂווֹת
- Gematria
- 47
This is how Love is said in other languages.
- English
- borrower
These words mean nearly the same as Love.
- בעל חוב
- שואל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Love.
- מלוה
- נשה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Love.
The word Love comes from the root ל־ו־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Love in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Love.
What does Love (לווה) mean in Hebrew?
Love (לווה) means borrower. It is said love, with the stress on ve.
What is a synonym for Love (לווה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Love (לווה) are בעל חוב and שואל.
What is the opposite of Love (לווה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Love (לווה) are מלוה and נשה.
What rhymes with Love (לווה)?
Words that rhyme with Love (לווה) include רובה, שווה, עבה, גובה, נווה, and מקווה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לוה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.