אַוָּה

av.vahNoun (Feminine)H0185

desire

From: from H183 (אָוָה);

Short Definition

longing

Full Lexicon Entry

desire, lust, will (not necessarily evil)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

7 times

Appears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Deuteronomy
4
1 Samuel
1
Hosea
1
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 23:20
  • Deuteronomy 12:15
  • Deuteronomy 12:20
  • Deuteronomy 12:21
  • Deuteronomy 18:6

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.