What does אַוָּה mean in the Bible?
אַוָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "longing".
Hebrew · H185
אַוָּה
Longing
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אַוָּה H185
What does אַוָּה mean in the Bible?
אַוָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "longing".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H185?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include want (3), desire (1), desires (1), earnestness (1), when I please (1).
Where does אַוָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 12:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (4), 1 Samuel (1), Hosea (1), Jeremiah (1).
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 want 3× Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 12:21
desire 1× Jeremiah 2:24
desires 1× 1 Samuel 23:20
earnestness 1× Deuteronomy 18:6
when I please 1× Hosea 10:10
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 12:15 אַוַּ֨ת to want Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 12:20 אַוַּ֥ת to want Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 12:21 אַוַּ֥ת to want Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 18:6 אַוַּ֣ת to earnestness Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Samuel 23:20 אַוַּ֨ת to desires Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 2:24 בְּאַוַּ֤ת to desire Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Hosea 10:10 בְּאַוָּתִ֖י to when I please Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 12:15
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 4 1 Samuel 1 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
אַוַּ֨ת 2x ’aw·waṯ Deuteronomy 12:15, 1 Samuel 23:20
אַוַּ֥ת 2x ’aw·waṯ Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 12:21
אַוַּ֣ת 1x ’aw·waṯ Deuteronomy 18:6
בְּאַוַּ֤ת 1x bə·’aw·waṯ Jeremiah 2:24
בְּאַוָּתִ֖י 1x bə·’aw·wā·ṯî Hosea 10:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 12:21, Deuteronomy 18:6
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 2:24
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Hosea 10:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. longing
Source Gloss
longing
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
longing BDB: desire Usage: desire, lust after, pleasure.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַוָּה is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain