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2 Samuel 23:15

“And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth–lehem, which is by the gate!” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אָוָהʼâvâh · aw-vaw'
H183 · Hebrew
Definition
to wish for
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • יִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה — verb Hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vtw3ms
Usage
Occurs 28 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 11:4Numbers 11:34Deuteronomy 5:21Deuteronomy 12:20Deuteronomy 14:26

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָוָה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.