Hebrew word study
אָוָהʼâvâh — to wish for
Pronounced “aw-vaw'”
to wish for
Translated in the King James as: covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
Appears 25 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Numbers — 3×
Deuteronomy — 3×
1 Samuel — 1×
2 Samuel — 2×
1 Kings — 1×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Job — 1×
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Isaiah — 1×
Jeremiah — 1×
Amos — 1×
Micah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.