'avah

aw-vaw'
Parts of Speech Verb

'avah Definition

  1. desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer
    1. (Piel) to desire, crave (food and drink)
    2. (Hithpael) to desire, long for, lust after (of bodily appetites)
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
hwa
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
0183
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 40

KJV Word Usage

desire
17
lust
4
longed
3
covet
2
Total
26

KJV Verse Count

2
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
6
1
1
1
1
1
Total
26
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for 'avah". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .