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אָוָה

To wish for

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אָוָהH183
Pronunciationta’ăwaṯ

What does אָוָה (ta’ăwaṯ) mean in the Bible?

אָוָה (ta’ăwaṯ): Intense, often illicit desire that bends the will toward forbidden objects; covetousness

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What does אָוָה (ta’ăwaṯ) mean in the Bible?

אָוָה (ta’ăwaṯ): Intense, often illicit desire that bends the will toward forbidden objects; covetousness

How does the BSB render H183?

The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include desires (4), crave (2), craves (2), desire (1), desired (1).

Where does אָוָה (ta’ăwaṯ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 11:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (4), Psalms (4), Deuteronomy (3), Numbers (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
desires4×2 Samuel 3:21, 1 Kings 11:37, Job 23:13, Ecclesiastes 6:2
crave2×Deuteronomy 12:20, Micah 7:1
craves2×Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 21:10
desire1×Deuteronomy 14:26
desired1×Jeremiah 17:16
had a strong craving for other food1×Numbers 11:4
he covets1×Proverbs 21:26
He has desired1×Psalms 132:13
I have desired [this home]1×Psalms 132:14
longed [for water]1×2 Samuel 23:15
longed for water1×1 Chronicles 11:17
longs [for You]1×Isaiah 26:9
or desire1×Proverbs 24:1
They craved1×Psalms 106:14
to you who long for1×Amos 5:18
want1×1 Samuel 2:16
who had craved other food1×Numbers 11:34
will desire1×Psalms 45:11
will run straight1×Numbers 34:10
You shall not covet1×Deuteronomy 5:21
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 11:4הִתְאַוּ֖וּtohad a strong craving for other foodVerb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common pluralNumbers 11:34הַמִּתְאַוִּֽים׃towho had craved other foodArticle | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralNumbers 34:10וְהִתְאַוִּיתֶ֥םtowill run straightConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralDeuteronomy 5:21תִתְאַוֶּ֜הtoYou shall not covetVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 12:20תְאַוֶּ֥הtocraveVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singularDeuteronomy 14:26תְּאַוֶּ֨הtodesireVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular1 Samuel 2:16תְּאַוֶּ֖הtowantVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular2 Samuel 3:21תְּאַוֶּ֖הtodesiresVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular2 Samuel 23:15וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הtolonged [for water]Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1 Kings 11:37תְּאַוֶּ֖הtodesiresVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowNumbers 11:4
Aligned rows25
Books represented14
Numbers3Deuteronomy31 Samuel12 Samuel21 Kings11 Chronicles1Job1Psalms4Proverbs4Ecclesiastes1Isaiah1Jeremiah1Amos1Micah1
Source forms
תְּאַוֶּ֖ה3xtə·’aw·weh1 Samuel 2:16, 2 Samuel 3:21, 1 Kings 11:37
אִ֝וָּ֗הּ1x’iw·wāhPsalms 132:13
אִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙1x’iw·wî·ṯî·ḵāIsaiah 26:9
אִוְּתָ֣ה1x’iw·wə·ṯāhJob 23:13
אִוְּתָ֥ה1x’iw·wə·ṯāhMicah 7:1
אִוְּתָה־1x’iw·wə·ṯāh-Proverbs 21:10
אִוִּתִֽיהָ׃1x’iw·wi·ṯî·hāPsalms 132:14
הַמִּתְאַוִּ֖ים1xham·miṯ·’aw·wîmAmos 5:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular5xDeuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, 1 Samuel 2:16, 2 Samuel 3:21
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular3xJob 23:13, Proverbs 21:10, Micah 7:1
Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural2xNumbers 11:34, Amos 5:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2x2 Samuel 23:15, 1 Chronicles 11:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular1xPsalms 45:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural1xNumbers 34:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xPsalms 106:14
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 5:21
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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