Word Study · Strong's H183
אָוָה
ʼâvâh
“to wish for”
- 26occurrencescanonical count
- 26tagged so farloaded book by book
- 14books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
to wish for KJV usage: covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
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The ledger of occurrences
Numbers 2Deuteronomy 31 Samuel 12 Samuel 21 Kings 11 Chronicles 1Job 1Psalms 4Proverbs 6Ecclesiastes 1Isaiah 1Jeremiah 1Amos 1Micah 1
Numbers2 occurrences
And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?The first tagged occurrence in Numbers.
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor’s wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor’s house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is thy neighbor’s.The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.
1 Samuel1 occurrence
And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
2 Samuel2 occurrences
And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Samuel.
1 Kings1 occurrence
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Kings.
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!The first tagged occurrence in 1 Chronicles.
Job1 occurrence
But he is in onemind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.The first tagged occurrence in Job.
Psalms4 occurrences
So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.The first tagged occurrence in Psalms.
Proverbs6 occurrences
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.The first tagged occurrence in Proverbs.
Proverbs 13:4מִתְאַוָּ֣הmit.'a.Vah — [is] covetingHVtrfsaProverbs 21:10אִוְּתָה־'i.ve.tah- — it cravesHVpp3fsProverbs 21:26הִתְאַוָּ֣הhit.'a.Vah — he cravesHVtp3fsProverbs 23:3תִּ֭תְאָיוtit.'o — you craveHVpj2mpProverbs 23:6תִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'av — you craveHVtj2msProverbs 24:1תִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'av — you desireHVtj2ms
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.The first tagged occurrence in Ecclesiastes.
Isaiah1 occurrence
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.The first tagged occurrence in Isaiah.
Jeremiah1 occurrence
As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.The first tagged occurrence in Jeremiah.