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אָוָה

ʼâvâh · aw-vaw'Hebrew · H183

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

to wish for

In the King James Version

covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).

Translated as

desireth (7), desired (4), desire (3), longed (2), lusting (1), covet (1), longeth (1), after (1), lusted (1), coveteth (1), desirous (1)

Where it appears

Found in 23 verses

Numbers
11:4
Deuteronomy
5:21, 12:20, 14:26
1 Samuel
2:16
2 Samuel
3:21, 23:15
1 Kings
11:37
1 Chronicles
11:17
Proverbs
13:4, 21:10, 21:26, 23:3, 23:6
Ecclesiastes
6:2
Isaiah
26:9
Jeremiah
17:16
Amos
5:18
Micah
7:1

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