אָוָה
Strong's H183
ʼâvâh
/aw-vaw'/
to wish for
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H183
- Hebrew
- אָוָה
- Transliteration
- ʼâvâh
- Pronunciation
- /aw-vaw'/
- KJV Translations
- 5 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to wish for
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
covet(greatly) desirebe desirouslonglust (after)
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʼâvâh:
אַוָּה
ʼavvâhH185“desire”
אוֹיʼôwyH188“alas”
אֱוִיʼĔvîyH189“Evi”
אִיʼîyH339“country”
דֶּמַעdemaʻH1831“liquor”
דִּמְעָהdimʻâhH1832“tears”
דְּמֶשֶׁקdᵉmesheqH1833“in Damascus”
דָּנִיDânîyH1839“Danites”
דָנִיֵּאלDânîyêʼlH1840“Daniel”
דָּן יַעַןDân YaʻanH1842“Dan-jaan”
הָוָאhâvâʼH1933“be”
מַאֲוַיmaʼăvayH3970“desire”
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