H185Hebrewʾawwaṯ

אַוָּה

longing

7
Total Occurrences
4
Books
7
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Strong’s Definition

longing

Etymology & Derivation

from H183 (אָוָה);

KJV Usage

desire, lust after, pleasure.

Detailed Definition

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

  • 1.desire, lust, will (not necessarily evil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼavvâh; Pronunciation: av-vaw'