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Proverbs 13:4
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָוָהʼâvâh · aw-vaw'
H183 · Hebrew
H183 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to wish for
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
- Grammar
- מִתְאַוָּ֣ה — verb Hithpael, active participle, feminine, singular, absolute
- 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.
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.