H1942Hebrewhawwôṯ
הַוָּה
calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
16
Total Occurrences
4
Books
16
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1desire
- 2desire (in bad sense)
- 3engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity
- 4chasm (figurative for destruction)
Etymology & Derivation
from H1933 (הָוָא) (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: havvâh; Pronunciation: hav-vaw'