From 'adash; meaning the same as 'ahab -- love.
see HEBREW 'adash
see HEBREW 'ahab
H159. ohab
[אֹ֫הַב] noun [masculine] id. = loved object, suffix אָהֳבָם Hosea 9:10 (= בּשֶׁת = בַּעַל see Hi Now) i.e. the idol worshipped; plural = amours (carnal sense) Proverbs 7:18.