אָבָה
a.vah
“be willing”
Definition
to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
a primitive root;
- to be willing, consent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be willing 1a2) to consent, yield to, accept 1a3) to desire
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
אָבָה appears 47 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!”But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.”But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
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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. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
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