אַוָּה
av.vah
“desire”
Definition
longing
from H183 (אָוָה);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
אַוָּה appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Both the ceremonially clean and unclean may eat it as they would a gazelle or deer,
When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.
If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.
Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
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