Strong’s H183
אָוָה — ʼâvâh
אָוָה (ʼâvâh, Strong’s H183) means: to wish for.
to wish for
- H183
- /aw-vaw'/
- 28× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- ʼâvâh
- Pronunciation
- aw-vaw'
- Occurrences
- 28
Meaning
- Hebrew
- אָוָה
- Definition
- to wish for
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
Words derived from ʼâvâh
- אַוָּה ʼavvâhH185 · longing · 7×
- אוֹי ʼôwyH188 · lamentation · 24×
- אֱוִי ʼĔvîyH189 · Evi · 2×
- אִי ʼîyH339 · a habitable spot · 36×
- הָוָא hâvâʼH1933 · to be · 6×
- מַאֲוַי maʼăvayH3970 · a desire · 1×
- תַּאֲוָה taʼăvâhH8378 · a longing · 21×
Where it appears
The first verses that use ʼâvâh (28 times in all).
Sources
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