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Lexicon :: Strong's H14 - 'āḇâ

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אָבָה
Transliteration
'āḇâ
Pronunciation
aw-baw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 3

Strong’s Definitions

אָבָה ʼâbâh, aw-baw'; a primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent:—consent, rest content will, be willing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's H14 in the following manner: would (42x), will (4x), willing (4x), consent (3x), rest content (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's H14 in the following manner: would (42x), will (4x), willing (4x), consent (3x), rest content (1x).

  1. to be willing, consent

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be willing

      2. to consent, yield to, accept

      3. to desire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָבָה ʼâbâh, aw-baw'; a primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent:—consent, rest content will, be willing.
STRONGS H14: Abbreviations
† I. אָבָה verb be willing, consent (compare Assyrian abîtu, command, DlW, Ethiopic አበየ፡ refuse, Arabic أَبَى, id., Nejd be willing SoDe Jes 3, p. 26; LCB 1880, 817) —
Qal (with לֹא, אַל except Isaiah 1:19; Job 39:9; in Hexateuch rare & only J E D, including Leviticus 26:21); Perfect אָבָה Exodus 10:27 + אָבוּ Judges 19:25 + 7 times; אָבוּא Isaiah 28:12 (Sta§ 31 R. 2; Kö1, 414); Imperfect יֹאבֶה Deuteronomy 29:19 + 2 times; 2nd person masculine singular jussive תֹּבֵא Proverbs 1:10 (Sta§ 143 e 1 fin; Kö1, 576 f) etc.; Participle אֹבִים Ezekiel 3:7; — be willing, followed by Infinitive with ל Exodus 10:27 + 29 times; without ל Deuteronomy 2:30 + 8 times; subject י׳ Deuteronomy 10:10; Deuteronomy 23:6; Deuteronomy 29:19; Joshua 24:10; 2 Kings 8:19; 2 Kings 13:23; 2 Kings 24:4; 2 Chronicles 21:7; human subject Genesis 24:5, 8; Judges 19:10; 2 Samuel 2:21; 2 Samuel 13:25; 2 Samuel 14:29 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 23:16, 17 = 1 Chronicles 11:18, 19; 1 Chronicles 19:19; in bad sense Exodus 10:27; Deuteronomy 2:30; Deuteronomy 25:7; Judges 19:25; Judges 20:13; 2 Samuel 13:14, 16; especially of perverse Israel Leviticus 26:21; Deuteronomy 1:26; 1 Samuel 15:9; Isaiah 28:12; Isaiah 30:9; Isaiah 42:24; Ezekiel 3:7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 20:8; subject animal, רֵים Job 39:9; absolute (no Infinitive) 2 Samuel 12:17; 1 Kings 20:8; 1 Kings 22:50; compare Proverbs 6:35, of jealous man; bad sense Judges 11:17; Isaiah 30:15; good sense 1 Samuel 22:17; 1 Samuel 26:23; 1 Samuel 31:4 = 1 Chronicles 10:4; 2 Samuel 6:10; Proverbs 1:10; + finite verb Isaiah 1:19 (אִם תּאֹבוּ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּם); consent, yield to, followed by לוֺ Deuteronomy 13:9 (good sense); followed by לִי Psalm 81:12; followed by לַעֲצָתִי Proverbs 1:30; followed by accusative תּוֺכַחְתִּי Proverbs 1:25 (all in bad sense).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:5; 24:8

Exodus

10:27; 10:27; 10:27

Leviticus

26:21; 26:21

Deuteronomy

1:26; 2:30; 2:30; 10:10; 13:9; 23:6; 25:7; 29:19; 29:19

Joshua

24:10

Judges

11:17; 19:10; 19:25; 19:25; 20:13

1 Samuel

15:9; 22:17; 26:23; 31:4

2 Samuel

2:21; 6:10; 12:17; 13:14; 13:16; 13:25; 14:29; 23:16; 23:17

1 Kings

20:8; 22:50

2 Kings

8:19; 13:23; 24:4

1 Chronicles

10:4; 11:18; 11:19; 19:19

2 Chronicles

21:7

Job

39:9; 39:9

Psalms

81:12

Proverbs

1:10; 1:10; 1:25; 1:30; 6:35

Isaiah

1:19; 1:19; 28:12; 28:12; 30:9; 30:15; 42:24

Ezekiel

3:7; 3:7; 20:8

H14

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Strong's Number H14 matches the Hebrew אָבָה ('āḇâ),
which occurs 54 times in 52 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 24:5–Isa 42:24)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:5 - And the servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is H14 not willing H14 to follow me to this land; should I indeed take your son back to the land from where you came?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:8 - “But if the woman is H14 not willing H14 to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only do not take my son back there.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:27 - But Yahweh [fn]hardened Pharaoh’s heart with strength, and he was H14 not willing H14 to let them go.

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‘If then, you walk in hostility against Me and are unwilling H14 to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins.

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“Yet you were H14 not willing H14 to go up, but rebelled against the [fn]command of Yahweh your God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:30 - “But Sihon king of Heshbon was H14 not willing H14 for us to pass [fn]through his land, for Yahweh your God stiffened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, in order to give him over into your hand, as he is today.

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“I, moreover, stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights like the first time, and Yahweh listened to me that time also; Yahweh was H14 not willing H14 to destroy you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:8 - you shall not be willing H14 to H14 accept H14 him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him; and you shall not spare him or conceal him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:5 - “Nevertheless, Yahweh your God was H14 not willing H14 to listen to Balaam, but Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because Yahweh your God loves you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:7 - “But if the man does not desire to take his brother’s wife, then his brother’s wife shall go up to the gate to the elders and say, ‘My husband’s brother refuses to raise up a name for his brother in Israel; he is H14 not willing H14 to perform the duty of a husband’s brother to me.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:20 - “Yahweh shall not be H14 willing H14 to pardon him, but rather the anger of Yahweh and His jealousy will [fn]burn against that man, and every curse which is written in this book will [fn]rest on him, and Yahweh will blot out his name from under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:10 - ‘But I was H14 not willing H14 to listen to Balaam. So he blessed you repeatedly, and I delivered you from his hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:17 - then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Please let us pass through your land,” but the king of Edom would not listen. And they also sent to the king of Moab, but he was H14 not willing H14. So Israel remained at Kadesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:10 -

But the man was H14 not willing H14 to spend the night, so he arose and went and came to a place before Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). And there were with him a pair of saddled donkeys; his concubine also was with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25 - But the men were H14 not willing H14 to listen to him. So the man took hold of his concubine and brought her out to them; and they knew her and abused her all night until morning, and they let her go at the [fn]breaking of dawn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:13 - “So now, give up the men, the [fn]vile fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and purge this evil from Israel.” But the sons of Benjamin were H14 not willing H14 to listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:9 - But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and they were H14 not willing H14 to devote them to destruction; but everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:17 - And the king said to the [fn]guards who were standing by him, “Turn around and put the priests of Yahweh to death because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal it in my ears.” But the servants of the king were H14 not willing H14 to send forth their hands to fall upon the priests of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:23 - “Now Yahweh will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Yahweh gave you into my hand today, but I was H14 not willing H14 to send forth my hand against the anointed of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through and abuse me.” But his armor bearer was H14 not willing H14, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:21 - So Abner said to him, “[fn]Turn to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young men for yourself, and take for yourself his spoil.” But Asahel was H14 not willing H14 to turn aside from following him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:10 - And David was unwilling H14 to move the ark of Yahweh into the city of David with him; but David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:17 - And the elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling H14 and would not eat food with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:14 - But he was H14 not willing H14 to listen to her voice. Now he was stronger than she, so he violated her and lay with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:16 - But she said to him, “No, because this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me!” But he was H14 not willing H14 to listen to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25 - But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, we should not all go, for we will be burdensome to you.” Although he [fn]urged him, he was H14 not willing H14 to go, but blessed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:29 - Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king, but he was H14 not willing H14 to come to him. So he sent again a second time, but he was H14 not willing H14 to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:16 - So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and carried it and brought it to David. Nevertheless, he was H14 not willing H14 to drink it, but poured it out to Yahweh;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 - and he said, “Be it far from me, O Yahweh, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went [fn]at the risk of their lives?” Therefore he was H14 not willing H14 to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:8 - And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen or consent H14.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:49 - Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat was H14 not willing H14.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 8:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:19 - However, Yahweh was H14 not willing H14 to make Judah a ruin, for the sake of David His servant, since He had [fn]promised him to give a [fn]lamp to him through his sons always.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:23 - But Yahweh was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would H14 not bring them to ruin or cast them from His presence until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 24:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:4 - and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and Yahweh was H14 not willing H14 to pardon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.” But his armor bearer was H14 not willing H14, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18 - So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and carried it and brought it to David. Nevertheless, David was H14 not willing H14 to drink it, but poured it out to Yahweh;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:19 - and he said, “Be it far from me before my God that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of these men who went [fn]at the risk of their lives? For at the risk of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he was H14 not willing H14 to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:19 - Then the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were [fn]defeated by Israel. So they made peace with David and served him. And the Arameans were H14 not willing H14 to save the sons of Ammon anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:7 - However, Yahweh was H14 not willing H14 to make the house of David a ruin because of the covenant which He had cut with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:9 -

“Will the wild ox consent H14 to serve you,

Or will he spend the night at your manger?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:11 -

“But My people did not listen to My voice,

And Israel was H14 not willing H14 to obey Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:10 -

My son, if sinners entice you,

Do not be H14 willing H14.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 -

And you neglected all my counsel

And were H14 not willing H14 to H14 accept H14 my reproof;

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“They were H14 not H14 willing H14 to H14 accept H14 my counsel,

They spurned all my reproof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:35 -

He will not [fn]accept any ransom,

He will not be H14 willing H14 though you give many bribes.

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“If you are H14 willing H14 and obey,

You will eat the best of the land;

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He who said to them, “Here is rest, give rest to the weary,”

And, “Here is repose,” but they would H14 not listen.

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For this is a rebellious people, false sons,

Sons who are H14 not willing H14 to listen

To the law of Yahweh,

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For thus Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, has said,

“In [fn]repentance and rest you will be saved,

In quietness and trust is your might.”

But you were H14 not willing H14,

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Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to plunderers?

Was it not Yahweh, against whom we have sinned,

And in whose ways they were H14 not willing H14 to walk,

And whose law they did not obey?


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