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Lexicon :: Strong's H183 - 'āvâ

Aa
אָוָה
Transliteration
'āvâ
Pronunciation
aw-vaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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.)
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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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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:34 - So that place was named Kibroth-hattaavah; because there they put in the earth the bodies of the people who had given way to their desires.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:21 - Or let your desire be turned to your neighbour's wife, or his house or his field or his man-servant or his woman-servant or his ox or his ass or anything which is your neighbour's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:20 - When the Lord your God makes wide the limit of your land, as he has said, and you say, I will take flesh for my food, because you have a desire for it; then you may take whatever flesh you have a desire for.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - And with the money get whatever you have a desire for, oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your soul's desire may be: and make a feast there before the Lord your God, and be glad, you and all your house;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:21 - And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15 - And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:37 - And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17 - And David, moved by a strong desire, said, If only someone would give me a drink of the water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem by the doorway into the town!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:13 - But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:11 - So will the king have a great desire for you, seeing how beautiful you are; because he is your lord, give him honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:13 - For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:14 - This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:4 - The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:10 - The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:3 - Have no desire for his delicate food, for it is the bread of deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:6 - Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:1 - Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - A man to whom God gives money, wealth, and honour so that he has all his desires but God does not give him the power to have joy of it, and a strange man takes it. This is to no purpose and an evil disease.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9 - In the night the desire of my soul has been for you; early will my spirit be searching for you; for when your punishments come on the earth, the people of the world will get the knowledge of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16 - As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:18 - Sorrow to you who are looking for the day of the Lord! what is the day of the Lord to you? it is dark and not light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:1 - Sorrow is mine! for I am as when they have got in the summer fruits, like the last of the grapes: there is nothing for food, not even an early fig for my desire.
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