Hebrew · Strong’s H183
אָוָה
ʼâvâh/aw-vaw'/
to wish for
Derivation:
a primitive root;
25
Times used
25
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- H339אִי ʼîyproperly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
- H188אוֹי ʼôwylamentation; also interjectionally Oh!
- H8378תַּאֲוָה taʼăvâha longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
- H185אַוָּה ʼavvâhlonging
- H1933הָוָא hâvâʼto be (in the sense of existence)
- H189אֱוִי ʼĔvîyEvi, a Midianitish chief
- H3970מַאֲוַי maʼăvaya desire
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.