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אָוָה

Definition and meaning

avah (aw-vaw') v. 1. to wish for [a primitive root] KJV: covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).

Tagged KJV passages

26 matching verses - 26.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Numbers 11:4

And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Matched English: lusting
Numbers 11:34

And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.

Matched English: lusted
Deuteronomy 5:21

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Matched English: covet
Deuteronomy 12:20

When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

Matched English: longeth
Deuteronomy 14:26

And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

Matched English: after
1 Samuel 2:16

And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

Matched English: desireth
2 Samuel 3:21

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 league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

Matched English: desireth
2 Samuel 23:15

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

Matched English: longed
1 Kings 11:37

And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

Matched English: desireth
1 Chronicles 11:17

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

Matched English: longed
Job 23:13

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

Matched English: desireth
Psalms 45:11

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

Matched English: desire
Psalms 106:14

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

Matched English: lusted
Psalms 132:13

For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

Matched English: desired
Psalms 132:14

This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Matched English: desired
Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Matched English: desireth
Proverbs 21:10

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Matched English: desireth
Proverbs 21:26

He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Matched English: coveteth
Proverbs 23:3

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

Matched English: desirous
Proverbs 23:6

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Matched English: desire
Proverbs 24:1

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

Matched English: desire
Ecclesiastes 6:2

A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Matched English: desireth
Isaiah 26:9

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Matched English: desired
Jeremiah 17:16

As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

Matched English: desired