אָוָה avah
Hebrew word for “to desire” · Strong’s H183 · used 26 times in 26 verses
Meaning
1) desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer;
How it is translated
Glosses given for avah in context, with how often each is used:
- craved 3
- will desire 3
- desires 3
- have desired 3
- craves 3
- has desired 2
- crave 2
- who craved 1
- must desire 1
- desired 1
- may he desire 1
- coveting 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs | 6 | 0.9 | |
| Psalms | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Deuteronomy | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Numbers | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 11 (2), Psalms 132 (2), Proverbs 21 (2), Proverbs 23 (2), Deuteronomy 5 (1), Deuteronomy 12 (1), Deuteronomy 14 (1), 1 Samuel 2 (1), 2 Samuel 3 (1), 2 Samuel 23 (1)
Forms
- תאוה 5
- אותה 3
- תתאיו 3
- המתאוים 2
- התאוו 1
- תתאוה 1
- ויתאוה 1
- ויתאיו 1
- ויתאו 1
- ויתאוו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with avah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 11
- תַּאֲוָה taavah “desire” 3
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 5
- מִי mi “who?” 4
- מַטְעָם matam “delicacy” 2
- רַע ra “bad” 4
- בֵּית לֶחֶם bet lechem “Bethlehem” 2
- שָׁקָה shaqah “to water” 2
- אַל al “not” 3
- אַיִן ayin “nothing” 3
- רֵעַ rea “neighbor” 2
- דָּוִד david “David” 3
Key verses
The verses using avah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 11:4 — And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
- Deuteronomy 12:20 — When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou…
- Job 23:13 — But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
- Psalms 45:11 — So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
- Psalms 106:14 — But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
- Psalms 132:13 — For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
- Psalms 132:14 — This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
- Proverbs 13:4 — The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Isaiah 26:9 — With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants…
- Jeremiah 17:16 — As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was…
- Amos 5:18 — Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
- Micah 7:1 — Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the…
See all 26 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.