אָוָה

Strong’s Definition

to wish for

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.desire, incline, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, want, be greedy, prefer
• 2.(piel) to desire, crave (food and drink)
• 3.(hithpael) to desire, long for, lust after (of bodily appetites)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâvâh; Pronunciation: aw-vaw'