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Psalms 106:14

“But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.” (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
יִּתְאַוּ֣וּ — verb Hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vtw3mp
Usage: Occurs 28 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 11:4 Numbers 11:34 Deuteronomy 5:21 Deuteronomy 12:20 Deuteronomy 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.

Verse 13 Verse 15

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.