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Lexicon :: Strong's H185 - 'aûâ

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אַוָּה
Transliteration
'aûâ
Pronunciation
av-vaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 40b

Strong’s Definitions

אַוָּה ʼavvâh, av-vaw'; from H183; longing:—desire, lust after, pleasure.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H185 in the following manner: desire (3x), lust after (3x), pleasure (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H185 in the following manner: desire (3x), lust after (3x), pleasure (1x).
  1. desire, lust, will (not necessarily evil)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַוָּה ʼavvâh, av-vaw'; from H183; longing:—desire, lust after, pleasure.
STRONGS H185: Abbreviations
† [אַוָּה] noun feminine desire — construct אַוַּת Deuteronomy 12:15 + 5 times; suffix אַוָּתִי Hosea 10:10desire, will, usually followed by נֶפֶשׁ; of natural human desire (morally indifferent), for meat Deuteronomy 12:15, 20, 21; of longing for sanctuary Deuteronomy 18:6; of royal good pleasure 1 Samuel 23:20; without נֶפֶשׁ, of wild-ass Jeremiah 2:24; of divine will Hosea 10:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

12:15; 12:15; 12:20; 12:21; 18:6

1 Samuel

23:20

Jeremiah

2:24

Hosea

10:10; 10:10

H185

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H185 matches the Hebrew אַוָּה ('aûâ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:15 -

“However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your [city] gates, whatever you wish, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you [as His generous provision for daily life]. The [ceremonially] unclean and the clean may eat it, such as the gazelle and the deer.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 -

“When the LORD your God extends your territory, as He promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you want to eat meat, then you may eat meat, whatever [fn]you wish.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21 - “If the place which the LORD your God chooses to put His Name (Presence) is too far away from you, then you may slaughter [animals] from your herd or flock which the LORD has given you, just as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your [city] gates whatever you wish.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:6 -

“Now if a Levite comes from any of your cities throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever [fn]he wishes to [the sanctuary] the place which the LORD chooses;

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:20 - “Now then, O king, come down [to Ziph] in accordance with all your heart’s desire to do so [and capture him]; and our part shall be to hand him over to the king.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:24 -

Or [you have the untamed and reckless nature of] a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness,

That sniffs the wind in her passion [for the scent of a mate].

In her mating season who can restrain her?

No males seeking her need to weary themselves;

In her month they will find her [looking for them].

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:10 -

When it is my desire [to defend My righteousness], I will chastise them;

And [hostile] peoples will be gathered against them

When they are bound and punished for their double guilt [their revolt against the LORD and their worship of idols].

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