Love – what is that actually?
By: Edwin Daniels
Read in: Español
LOVE – a great word, origins from LEV – the Hebrew word for heart, but do you know the Hebrew word for love, and what that means? That’s a secret that you have to stay with me to find it out.
Let’s start with what Love is not.
I am sure you know the following scene, from some Hollywood or Bollywood film, where a couple is running into each other, usually in slow motion, to the background of a sunset, near a beach. The girl’s hair is blowing in the wind… The couple is falling each into the arms of the other, the sun is going down to the sound of a romantic music…zoom out…and they lived happily until the end of their lives.
Well, that is not the love that we are speaking about.
Well, that is not the love that we are speaking about.
Song of Songs 7: "Let us arise early to the vineyards; let us see whether the vine has blossomed, the tiny grapes have developed, the pomegranates have lost their flowers; there I will give you my love."
So, what is Love?
Two of the world’s famous love stories – “Love story” (1970 film) and “Romeo and Juliet” (written by William Shakespeare) are actually tragedies with no happy end. Are we sure that the both couples, if getting married, would have “lived happily until the end of their lives”? According to the statistics – probably not!
The English word LOVE comes from the Hebrew word LEV, which means Heart.
The Hebrew word for love is – Ahava - אהבה
The essence of love can be understood from the Hebrew word.
The word begins with the letter Alef – א- Understanding the meaning of the letter Alef is the basis to the understanding of the concept of love in the bible.
So, what do you think Love is?
The Hebrew word for love is – Ahava - אהבה
The essence of love can be understood from the Hebrew word.
The word begins with the letter Alef – א- Understanding the meaning of the letter Alef is the basis to the understanding of the concept of love in the bible.
So, what do you think Love is?
