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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.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 28 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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And the rabble who were among them [fn]had H183 greedy desires H183; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us [fn]meat to eat?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34 - So the name of that place was called [fn]Kibroth-hattaavah because there they buried the people who had been H183 greedy H183.

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‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you shall not desire H183 your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male slave or his female slave, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.’

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“When Yahweh your God enlarges your territory as He has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because [fn]you desire H183 to eat meat, then you may eat meat, [fn]whatever you desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - “And you may spend the money for whatever your [fn]heart desires H183: for oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink or whatever your [fn]heart [fn]desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of Yahweh your God and be glad, you and your household.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21 - And Abner said to David, “Let me arise and go and gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may cut a covenant with you, and that you may be king over all that your soul desires H183.” So David sent Abner away, and he went in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15 - Then David had H183 a H183 craving H183 and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:37 - ‘And I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever your soul desires H183, and you shall be king over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17 - Then David had H183 a craving H183 and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:13 -

“But He is unique and who can turn Him?

And what His soul desires H183, that He does.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:11 -

Then the King will desire H183 your beauty.

Because He is your Lord, bow down to Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 -

But craved H183 intensely in the wilderness,

And put God to the test in the wasteland.

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For Yahweh has chosen Zion;

He has desired H183 it for His habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:14

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“This is My resting place forever;

Here I will inhabit, for I have desired H183 it.

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The soul of the sluggard craves H183 and gets nothing,

But the soul of the diligent is enriched.

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The soul of the wicked craves H183 evil;

His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

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All day long he [fn]is insatiably craving H183,

While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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Do not desire H183 his delicacies,

For it is bread of falsehood.

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Do not eat the bread of [fn]a selfish man,

And do not desire H183 his delicacies;

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Do not be jealous of evil men,

And do not desire H183 to be with them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - a man to whom God gives riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires H183; yet God does not empower him to eat from them, for a foreigner eats from them. This is [fn]vanity and a sickening evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:9

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At night [fn]my soul longs H183 for You,

Indeed, [fn]my spirit within me seeks You earnestly;

For when the earth [fn]experiences Your judgments,

The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:16

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But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,

Nor have I longed H183 for the [fn]sickening day;

You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips

Was in Your presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:18

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Woe, you who are longing H183 for the day of Yahweh,

For what purpose will the day of Yahweh be to you?

It will be darkness and not light;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:1

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Woe is me! For I am

Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers.

There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,

Or a first-ripe fig which my soul desires H183.

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