STRONGS NUMBER H183

H183. avah

[אָוָה‎] verb incline, desire (compare Stem 2).

Pi`el Perfect אִוָּה‎ Psalm 132:13; אִוְּתָה‎ Micah 7:1 +, etc.; Imperfect3feminine singular תְּאַוֶּה‎ Deuteronomy 12:20 4t. — desire subject usually נֶפֶשׁ‎, object fruit Micah 7:1 (in metaphor); flesh (to eat) 1 Samuel 2:16, compare Deuteronomy 12:20 (followed by infinitive בָּשָׂר לֶאֱכֹל‎); food & drink 14:26; of king desiring rule, נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁרתְּֿאַוֶּה בְּכֹל וּמָלַכְתָּ‎ 2 Samuel 3:21; 1 Kings 11:37; object evil (רַע‎) Proverbs 21:10; once object ׳י‎ Isaiah 26:9 בַּלַּיְלָה אִוִּיתִךָ נַפְשִׁי‎; of God וַיַּעַשׂ אִוְּתָה וְנַפְשׁוֺ‎ Job 23:13; as desiring Zion for dwelling-place (late, only cases without נפשׁ‎) Psalm 132:13; 132:14;

Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְאַוָּת‎ Proverbs 21:26; הִתְאַוֵּיתִי‎ Jeremiah 17:16; הִתְאַוּוּ‎ Numbers 11:4; וְהִתְאַוִּיתֶם‎ 34:10; Imperfect יִתְאַוֶּה‎ Ecclesiastes 6:2; וַיִּתְאַוֶּה‎ 2 Samuel 23:15; with apocope וְיִתְאַו‎ Psalm 45:12, וַיִּתְאַו‎ 1 Chronicles 11:17, etc. — Participle feminine singular מִתְאַוָּה‎ Proverbs 13:4; masculine plural מִתְאַוִּים‎ Amos 5:18; Numbers 11:34 — desire, long for, lust after, of bodily appetites; for dainty food 11:4 (E; followed by accusative of cognate meaning) = Psalm 106:14; Numbers 11:34 (E); followed by ל‎ Proverbs 23:3, 6 compare Ecclesiastes 6:2 (followed by accusative), see also Proverbs 13:4 (absolute, subject נֶפֶשׁ‎); absolute of extreme thirst 2 Samuel 23:15 = 1 Chronicles 11:17; of king desiring the beauty (יֳפִי‎) of princess Psalm 45:12 (followed by accusative); of covetous man Proverbs 21:26 (followed by accusative of cognate meaning); object רֵעֲךָ בֵּית‎ Deuteronomy 5:18 ("" חמד‎); followed by infinitive Proverbs 24:1 (of desiring evil companionship); object י ׳יוֺם‎ Amos 5:18 (accusative; of presumptuous, reckless longing) compare Jeremiah 17:16. (Numbers 34:7-8, for תְּתָאוּ‎ — Pi`el of תאה‎ — Di proposes תִּתְאַוֻּ‎, & queries whether this & הִתְאַוִּיתֶם‎ 34:10 are not from אוה‎, = desire for yourselves.)