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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5758. עֲוָיָת (avayah) -- Desire, longing</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5758.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/daniel/4-27.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5758.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5758</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5757.htm" title="5757">◄</a> 5758. avayah <a href="../hebrew/5759.htm" title="5759">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">avayah: Desire, longing</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֲוָיָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>avayah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-vah-YAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(iv-yaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Desire, longing<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>perverseness<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָוָה (avah), which means "to desire" or "to long for."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament for similar concepts of desire is ἐπιθυμία (epithymia), which also conveys the idea of longing or craving, whether for good or ill.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "avayah" is used to express a deep longing or desire, often in a context that reflects a yearning for something that is not yet attained. It can denote both positive desires, such as a longing for God or righteousness, and negative desires, such as covetousness or lust.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, desires were often seen as powerful motivators that could lead individuals closer to God or away from Him, depending on the nature of the desire. The Hebrew Scriptures frequently address the importance of aligning one's desires with God's will, emphasizing the need for purity of heart and intention.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5753b.htm">avah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>iniquity<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>iniquities (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>iniquity <p>(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/5753.htm">avah</a>; perverseness -- iniquity. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5753.htm">avah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ ועויתך vaavayaTach wa‘ăwāyāṯāḵ wa·‘ă·wā·yā·ṯāḵ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 4:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּצִדְקָ֣ה פְרֻ֔ק <b> וַעֲוָיָתָ֖ךְ </b> בְּמִחַ֣ן עֲנָ֑יִן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by [doing] righteousness <span class="itali">and from your iniquities</span> by showing mercy<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> by righteousness, <span class="itali">and thine iniquities</span> by shewing mercy<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/4-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by righteousness break <span class="itali">your iniquities</span> showing to the poor<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5758.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5758.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5758<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vaavayatach_5758.htm">wa·‘ă·wā·yā·ṯāḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5757.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5757"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5757" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5759.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5759"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5759" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>