The key terms of the Qur'an are words that play a crucial role. Among key terms in the Qur'an is the word Maẖabbah. Word Maẖabbah is mentioned in the Qur'an are very a lot with the various forms of derivation. The word Maẖabbah becomes a keyword is interesting to examine in the semantic study. This research using semantic analysis that was developed by Toshihiko Izutsu, in hopes can bring dynamic messages from vocabulary of the Qur'an contained in it, with analytical and methodological review of that concept.
The problems of this research are; first understand the basic meaning and the relational meaning of word “Maẖabbah”, second understand the development meaning of word “Maẖabbah” in the review of the synchronic and Diachronic analysis (include pre-Qur'anic period, Qur'anic period, and the period of post-Qur'anic). Furthermore, the type of this research is library research, and using description analysis based on semantics theory.
This research resulted in conclusion that basic meaning of the word Maẖabbah is love and relational meaning is love directed at the rational and lacks, and the nature of God. While the meaning Maẖabbah in the third period is very diverse, it is motivated religious issues. Comprehensively Maẖabbah concept from development meaning began from pre-Islamic to the birth of Islam was conceptualized as a declaration of love for something; although from both this period have different cultures, especially in religion. Inductively thing that is the hallmark and uniqueness of the Qur'an, as well as when the Qur'an take a vocabulary from pre-Islamic period who does not immediately change the meaning contained in it.