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Lexicon :: Strong's H183 - 'āvâ

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אָוָה
Transliteration
'āvâ
Pronunciation
aw-vaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 40

Strong’s Definitions

אָוָה ʼâvâh, aw-vaw'; a primitive root; to wish for:—covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H183 in the following manner: desire (17x), lust (4x), longed (3x), covet (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H183 in the following manner: desire (17x), lust (4x), longed (3x), covet (2x).

  1. desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer

    1. (Piel) to desire, crave (food and drink)

    2. (Hithpael) to desire, long for, lust after (of bodily appetites)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָוָה ʼâvâh, aw-vaw'; a primitive root; to wish for:—covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
STRONGS H183: Abbreviations
† [אָוָה] verb incline, desire (compare Stem 2).
Pi. Perfect אִוָּה Psalm 132:13; אִוְּתָה Micah 7:1 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תְּאַוֶּה Deuteronomy 12:20 + 4 times — desire subject usually נֶפֶשׁ, object fruit Micah 7:1 (in metaphor); flesh (to eat) 1 Samuel 2:16, compare Deuteronomy 12:20 (followed by infinitive לֶאֱכֹל בָּשָׂר); food & drink Deuteronomy 14:26; of king desiring rule, וּמָלַכְתָּ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 Samuel 3:21; 1 Kings 11:37; object evil (רַע) Proverbs 21:10; once object י׳ Isaiah 26:9 נַפְשִׁי אִוִּיתִךָ בַּלַּיְלָה; of God וְנַפְשׁוֺ אִוְּתָה וַיַּעַשׂ Job 23:13; as desiring Zion for dwelling-place (late, only cases without נפשׁ) Psalm 132:13; Psalm 132:14;
Hithp. Perfect הִתְאַוָּת Proverbs 21:26; הִתְאַוֵּיתִי Jeremiah 17:16; הִתְאַוּוּ Numbers 11:4; וְהִתְאַוִּיתֶם Numbers 34:10; Imperfect יִתְאַוֶּה Ecclesiastes 6:2; וַיִּתְאַוֶּה 2 Samuel 23:15; with apocope וְיִתְאַו Psalm 45:12, וַיִּתְאַו 1 Chronicles 11:17, etc. — Participle feminine singular מִתְאַוָּה Proverbs 13:4; masculine plural מִתְאַוִּים Amos 5:18; Numbers 11:34 — desire, long for, lust after, of bodily appetites; for dainty food Numbers 11:4 (E; followed by accusative of cognate meaning) = Psalm 106:14; Numbers 11:34 (E); followed by ל Proverbs 23:3, 6 compare Ecclesiastes 6:2 (followed by accusative), see also Proverbs 13:4 (absolute, subject נֶפֶשׁ); absolute of extreme thirst 2 Samuel 23:15 = 1 Chronicles 11:17; of king desiring the beauty (יֳפִי) of princess Psalm 45:12 (followed by accusative); of covetous man Proverbs 21:26 (followed by accusative of cognate meaning); object בֵּית רֵעֲךָ Deuteronomy 5:18 (|| חמד); followed by infinitive Proverbs 24:1 (of desiring evil companionship); object יוֺם י׳ Amos 5:18 (accusative; of presumptuous, reckless longing) compare Jeremiah 17:16. (Numbers 34:7, 8 for תְּתָאוּ — Pi. of תאה — Di proposes תִּתְאַוֻּ, & queries whether this & הִתְאַוִּיתֶם Numbers 34:10 are not from H185 אוה, = desire for yourselves.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

11:4; 11:4; 11:34; 11:34; 34:7; 34:8; 34:10; 34:10

Deuteronomy

5:18; 12:20; 12:20; 14:26

1 Samuel

2:16

2 Samuel

3:21; 23:15; 23:15

1 Kings

11:37

1 Chronicles

11:17; 11:17

Job

23:13

Psalms

45:12; 45:12; 106:14; 132:13; 132:13; 132:14

Proverbs

13:4; 13:4; 21:10; 21:26; 21:26; 23:3; 23:6; 24:1

Ecclesiastes

6:2; 6:2

Isaiah

26:9

Jeremiah

17:16; 17:16

Amos

5:18; 5:18

Micah

7:1; 7:1

H183

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Strong's Number H183 matches the Hebrew אָוָה ('āvâ),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - And the mixed multitude among them lusted [fn]exceedingly; and they and the children of Israel sat down and wept and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34 - And the name of that place was called the Graves of Lust; for there they buried the people that lusted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:21 - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, nor his field, nor his man-servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any beast of his, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 - And if the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy borders, as he said to thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh; if thy soul should desire to eat flesh, thou shalt eat flesh [fn]according to all the desire of thy soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - And thou shalt give the money for whatsoever thy soul shall desire, for oxen or for sheep, or for wine, or thou shalt lay it out on strong drink, or on whatsoever thy soul may desire, and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice and thy house,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21 - And Abenner said to David, I will arise now, and go, and gather to my lord the king all Israel; and I will make with him a covenant, and thou shalt reign over all whom thy soul desires. And David sent away Abenner, and he departed in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15 - And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:37 - And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign [fn]as thy soul desires, and thou shalt be king over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17 - And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:13 - And if too he has thus judged, who is he that has contradicted, for he has both willed a thing and done it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:11 - (LXX 44:12) Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - (LXX 105:14) And they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the dry land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:13 - (LXX 131:13) For the Lord has elected Sion, he has chosen her for a habitation for himself, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:14 - (LXX 131:14) This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have chosen it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 - Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:10 - The soul of the ungodly shall not be pitied by any man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:3 - desire not his provisions; for these belong to a false life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:6 - Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:1 - My son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - a man to whom God shall give wealth, and substance, and honour, and he wants nothing for his soul of all things that he shall desire, yet God shall not give him power to eat of it, for a stranger shall devour it: this is vanity, and an evil infirmity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9 - which our soul longs for: my spirit seeks thee very early in the morning, O God, for thy commandments are a light on the earth: learn righteousness, ye that dwell upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16 - But I have not been weary of following thee, nor have I desired the day of man; thou knowest; the words that proceed out of my lips are before thy face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18 - Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! what is this day of the Lord to you? whereas it is darkness, and not light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:1 - Alas for me! for I am become as one gathering straw in harvest, and as one gathering grape-gleanings in the vintage, when there is no cluster for me to eat the first-ripe fruit: alas my soul!
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