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אָוָה

a.vah · to desire

Hebrew · Strong's H183 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-vaw' · 26 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to wish for; covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).

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Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[אָוָה] vb. incline, desire
Pi. desire
Hithp. desire, long for, lust after

Every occurrence

  1. Psalms 45:11 וְיִתְאָ֣ו ve.yit.'Av · A mild command: doing it to oneself, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; And reverence thou him.

  2. Psalms 106:14 וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ vai.yit.'a.Vu · An action: doing it to oneself, and then it happened, done by them

    But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.

  3. Psalms 132:13 אִ֝וָּ֗הּ 'i.Vah · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.

  4. Psalms 132:14 אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃ 'i.vi.Ti.ha · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.

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