◄ 183. avah ►
Lexicon avah: To desire, to crave, to long for Original Word: אָוָה Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: avah Pronunciation: ah-vah' Phonetic Spelling: (aw-vaw') Definition: To desire, to crave, to long for Meaning: to wish for Strong's Exhaustive Concordance covet, greatly desire, be desirous, long, lust after A primitive root; to wish for -- covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition to incline, desire NASB Translation been greedy (1), crave (1), craved (1), craves (1), craving (1), desire (8), desired (2), desires (5), desires* (1), had (1), had a craving (2), longed (1), longing (1), longs (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [אָוָה] verb incline, desire (compare Stem 2). Pi`el Perfect אִוָּה Psalm 132:13; אִוְּתָה Micah 7:1 +, etc.; Imperfect3feminine singular תְּאַוֶּה Deuteronomy 12:20 4t. — 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 אֲשֶׁרתְּֿאַוֶּה 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; Hithpa`el 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`el of תאה — Di proposes תִּתְאַוֻּ, & queries whether this & הִתְאַוִּיתֶם Numbers 34:10 are not from אוה, = desire for yourselves.) Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1937: ἐπιθυμέω (epithymeō) • to desire, to long for • G1938: ἐπιθυμητής (epithymētēs) • one who desires • G1939: ἐπιθυμία (epithymia) • desire, craving, longing These Greek terms similarly express the concept of desire and longing, often used in the New Testament to describe both positive aspirations and negative lusts, paralleling the Hebrew usage of אָוָה (avah). Usage: The verb אָוָה (avah) is used in the Hebrew Bible to express a strong desire or longing for something. It conveys the idea of wishing or craving, often with an intense emotional component. Context: The Hebrew verb אָוָה (avah) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, illustrating the human experience of desire and longing. It is often used to describe a deep-seated wish or craving, whether for physical sustenance, emotional fulfillment, or spiritual connection. The term can be found in poetic and narrative texts, highlighting the multifaceted nature of human desires. In Numbers 11:4, the Israelites express their longing for the foods of Egypt, demonstrating a physical craving: "The rabble among them had a strong craving, and the Israelites wept again and said, 'Who will feed us meat?'" (BSB). This usage underscores the intensity of their desire, which leads to discontent and complaint. In Psalm 132:13-14, the term is used in a more positive light, reflecting God's desire for Zion: "For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling: 'This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.'" (BSB). Here, the verb conveys a divine longing, indicating a purposeful and benevolent choice. The verb אָוָה (avah) thus captures the spectrum of desire, from human cravings that can lead to dissatisfaction and rebellion, to divine desires that reflect intentionality and fulfillment. Forms and Transliterations אִ֝וָּ֗הּ אִוְּתָ֣ה אִוְּתָ֥ה אִוְּתָה־ אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃ אוה אויתיך אותה אותה־ אותיה׃ הִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִי הִתְאַוָּ֣ה הִתְאַוּ֖וּ הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים הַמִּתְאַוִּֽים׃ המתאוים המתאוים׃ התאוה התאוו התאויתי וְיִתְאָ֣ו וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ וַיִּתְאָ֥יו ויתאו ויתאוה ויתאוו ויתאיו יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה יתאוה מִתְאַוָּ֣ה מתאוה תְּאַוֶּ֖ה תְּאַוֶּ֨ה תְאַוֶּ֥ה תִּ֭תְאָו תִתְאַוֶּ֜ה תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו תאוה תתאו תתאוה תתאיו ’iw·wāh ’iw·wə·ṯāh ’iw·wə·ṯāh- ’iw·wi·ṯî·hā ’iw·wî·ṯî·ḵā ’iwwāh ’iwwəṯāh ’iwwəṯāh- ’iwwiṯîhā ’iwwîṯîḵā ham·miṯ·’aw·wîm hammiṯ’awwîm hammitavVim hiṯ’awwāh hiṯ’awwêṯî hiṯ’awwū hiṯ·’aw·wāh hiṯ·’aw·wê·ṯî hiṯ·’aw·wū hitavVah hitavVeiti hitavVu ivVah ivveTah ivviTicha ivviTiha miṯ’awwāh miṯ·’aw·wāh mitavVah tə’awweh ṯə’awweh tə·’aw·weh ṯə·’aw·weh teavVeh tiṯ’āw ṯiṯ’awweh tiṯ·’āw ṯiṯ·’aw·weh titAv titavVeh tito vaiyitAv vaiyitavVeh vaiyitavVu veyitAv way·yiṯ·’āw way·yiṯ·’aw·weh way·yiṯ·’aw·wū wayyiṯ’āw wayyiṯ’awweh wayyiṯ’awwū wə·yiṯ·’āw wəyiṯ’āw yiṯ’awweh yiṯ·’aw·weh yitavVeh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Numbers 11:4 HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ הִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ NAS: were among them had greedy KJV: that [was] among them fell a lusting: and the children INT: who were among had greedy again Numbers 11:34 HEB: אֶת־ הָעָ֖ם הַמִּתְאַוִּֽים׃ NAS: the people who had been greedy. KJV: the people that lusted. INT: buried the people had been Deuteronomy 5:21 HEB: ס וְלֹ֨א תִתְאַוֶּ֜ה בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֗ךָ NAS: wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor's KJV: wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's INT: your neighbor's shall not desire house your neighbor's Deuteronomy 12:20 HEB: בָשָׂ֔ר כִּֽי־ תְאַוֶּ֥ה נַפְשְׁךָ֖ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל NAS: meat,' because you desire to eat meat, KJV: because thy soul longeth to eat INT: meat When desire soul to eat Deuteronomy 14:26 HEB: בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁר־ תְּאַוֶּ֨ה נַפְשְׁךָ֜ בַּבָּקָ֣ר NAS: your heart desires: for oxen, KJV: for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, INT: all manner after desires your heart oxen 2 Samuel 3:21 HEB: בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ תְּאַוֶּ֖ה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וַיְּשַׁלַּ֥ח NAS: that your soul desires. So David KJV: over all that thine heart desireth. And David INT: all after desires your soul sent 2 Samuel 23:15 HEB: וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה דָוִ֖ד וַיֹּאמַ֑ר NAS: David had a craving and said, KJV: And David longed, and said, INT: had David and said 1 Kings 11:37 HEB: בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ תְּאַוֶּ֖ה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְהָיִ֥יתָ NAS: over whatever you desire, and you shall be king KJV: according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king INT: all manner you desire soul become 1 Chronicles 11:17 HEB: [וַיִּתְאָו כ] (וַיִּתְאָ֥יו ק) דָּוִ֖יד NAS: David had a craving and said, KJV: And David longed, and said, INT: desire David and said Job 23:13 HEB: יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ אִוְּתָ֣ה וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃ NAS: Him? And [what] His soul desires, that He does. KJV: him? and [what] his soul desireth, even [that] he doeth. INT: turn and his soul desires does Psalm 45:11 HEB: וְיִתְאָ֣ו הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יָפְיֵ֑ךְ NAS: Then the King will desire your beauty. KJV: So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: INT: will desire the King your beauty Psalm 106:14 HEB: וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ תַ֭אֲוָה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר NAS: But craved intensely KJV: But lusted exceedingly INT: craved intensely the wilderness Psalm 132:13 HEB: יְהוָ֣ה בְּצִיּ֑וֹן אִ֝וָּ֗הּ לְמוֹשָׁ֥ב לֽוֹ׃ NAS: Zion; He has desired it for His habitation. KJV: Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation. INT: the LORD Zion has desired his habitation Psalm 132:14 HEB: אֵ֝שֵׁ֗ב כִּ֣י אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃ NAS: I will dwell, for I have desired it. KJV: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. INT: will dwell for have desired Proverbs 13:4 HEB: מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשׁ֣וֹ NAS: of the sluggard craves and [gets] nothing, KJV: of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul INT: craves and nothing the soul Proverbs 21:10 HEB: נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָ֭שָׁע אִוְּתָה־ רָ֑ע לֹא־ NAS: of the wicked desires evil; KJV: of the wicked desireth evil: INT: the soul of the wicked desires evil no Proverbs 21:26 HEB: כָּל־ הַ֭יּוֹם הִתְאַוָּ֣ה תַאֲוָ֑ה וְצַדִּ֥יק NAS: day long he is craving, While the righteous KJV: He coveteth greedily all the day INT: All day is craving greedily the righteous Proverbs 23:3 HEB: אַל־ תִּ֭תְאָו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא NAS: Do not desire his delicacies, KJV: Be not desirous of his dainties: INT: not desire his delicacies he Proverbs 23:6 HEB: [תִּתְאָו כ] (תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו ק) לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃ NAS: man, Or desire his delicacies; KJV: eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: INT: eye nay desire his delicacies Proverbs 24:1 HEB: [תִּתְאָו כ] (תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו ק) לִהְי֥וֹת NAS: men, Nor desire to be with them; KJV: men, neither desire to be with them. INT: evil Nor desire become for Ecclesiastes 6:2 HEB: מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־ יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא־ יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ NAS: of all that he desires; yet God KJV: nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God INT: of all to whom desires has not empowered Isaiah 26:9 HEB: נַפְשִׁ֤י אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ בַּלַּ֔יְלָה אַף־ NAS: my soul longs for You, Indeed, KJV: With my soul have I desired thee in the night; INT: my soul longs night Indeed Jeremiah 17:16 HEB: אָנ֛וּשׁ לֹ֥א הִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִי אַתָּ֣ה יָדָ֑עְתָּ NAS: You, Nor have I longed for the woeful KJV: to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful INT: the woeful Nor longed Yourself know Amos 5:18 HEB: ה֥וֹי הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים אֶת־ י֣וֹם NAS: Alas, you who are longing for the day KJV: Woe unto you that desire the day INT: Alas are longing the day of the LORD Micah 7:1 HEB: לֶאֱכ֔וֹל בִּכּוּרָ֖ה אִוְּתָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃ NAS: [Or] a first-ripe fig [which] I crave. KJV: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. INT: to eat a first-ripe crave my soul 25 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 183 25 Occurrences ham·miṯ·’aw·wîm — 2 Occ. hiṯ·’aw·wāh — 1 Occ. hiṯ·’aw·wê·ṯî — 1 Occ. hiṯ·’aw·wū — 1 Occ. ’iw·wāh — 1 Occ. ’iw·wə·ṯāh — 3 Occ. ’iw·wî·ṯî·ḵā — 1 Occ. ’iw·wi·ṯî·hā — 1 Occ. miṯ·’aw·wāh — 1 Occ. ṯə·’aw·weh — 4 Occ. tiṯ·’āw — 2 Occ. ṯiṯ·’aw·weh — 1 Occ. tiṯ·’āw — 1 Occ. way·yiṯ·’āw — 1 Occ. way·yiṯ·’aw·weh — 1 Occ. way·yiṯ·’aw·wū — 1 Occ. wə·yiṯ·’āw — 1 Occ. yiṯ·’aw·weh — 1 Occ.