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It is used to describe an intense longing or lust, typically for something that is forbidden or sinful. This term is often associated with the concept of covetousness or an inordinate desire that leads one away from God's commandments.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, desires and cravings were understood as powerful forces that could lead individuals away from the path of righteousness. The Hebrew Scriptures frequently warn against unchecked desires, emphasizing the importance of self-control and obedience to God's laws. The concept of "avvah" is closely related to the idea of the "evil inclination" (yetzer hara) in Jewish thought, which represents the human tendency towards sin.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/183.htm">avah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>desire<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>desire (5), desires (1), passion* (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">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">אַוָּה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>desire</b></font> — construct <font class="hebrew2">אַוַּת</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Deuteronomy 12:15</a> 5t.; suffix <font class="hebrew2">אַוָּתִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-10.htm">Hosea 10:10</a> — <em>desire, will</em>, usually followed by <font class="hebrew2">נֶפֶשׁ</font>; of natural human desire (morally indifferent), for meat <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Deuteronomy 12:15</a>,20,21; of longing for sanctuary <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/18-6.htm">Deuteronomy 18:6</a>; of royal good pleasure <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-20.htm">1 Samuel 23:20</a>; without <font class="hebrew2">נֶפֶשׁ</font>, of wild-ass <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Jeremiah 2:24</a>; of divine will <a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-10.htm">Hosea 10:10</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>desire, lust after, pleasure <p>From <a href="/hebrew/183.htm">'avah</a>; longing -- desire, lust after, pleasure. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/183.htm">'avah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַוַּ֣ת אַוַּ֥ת אַוַּ֨ת אות בְּאַוַּ֤ת בְּאַוָּתִ֖י באות באותי ’aw·waṯ ’awwaṯ avVat bə’awwaṯ bə’awwāṯî bə·’aw·wā·ṯî bə·’aw·waṯ beavVat beavvaTi<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/deuteronomy/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 12:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רַק֩ בְּכָל־ <b> אַוַּ֨ת </b> נַפְשְׁךָ֜ תִּזְבַּ֣ח ׀</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whatever <span class="itali">you desire,</span> according to the blessing<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whatsoever thy soul <span class="itali">lusteth after,</span> according to the blessing<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> within any <span class="itali">desire</span> soul may slaughter<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 12:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בָּשָׂ֑ר בְּכָל־ <b> אַוַּ֥ת </b> נַפְשְׁךָ֖ תֹּאכַ֥ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> meat, whatever <span class="itali">you desire.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whatsoever thy soul <span class="itali">lusteth after.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> meat whatever <span class="itali">desire</span> soul may eat<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/12-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 12:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל <b> אַוַּ֥ת </b> נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> within your gates whatever <span class="itali">you desire.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whatsoever thy soul <span class="itali">lusteth after.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/12-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your gates whatever <span class="itali">desire</span> soul<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/18-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 18:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּבָא֙ בְּכָל־ <b> אַוַּ֣ת </b> נַפְשׁ֔וֹ אֶל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whenever <span class="itali">he desires</span> to the place<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and come <span class="itali">with all the desire</span> of his mind<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/18-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and comes whenever <span class="itali">desires</span> of his mind to<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/23-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 23:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֠עַתָּה לְכָל־ <b> אַוַּ֨ת </b> נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> according to all <span class="itali">the desire</span> of your soul<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> come down <span class="itali">according to all the desire</span> of thy soul<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Now to all <span class="itali">the desire</span> of your soul king<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 2:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִמֻּ֣ד מִדְבָּ֗ר <b> בְּאַוַּ֤ת </b> [נַפשֹׁו כ]</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the wind <span class="itali">in her passion.</span> In [the time of] her heat<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> accustomed to the wilderness <span class="itali">desire</span> any sniffs<p><b><a href="/text/hosea/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בְּאַוָּתִ֖י </b> וְאֶסֳּרֵ֑ם וְאֻסְּפ֤וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">When it is My desire,</span> I will chastise<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">[It is] in my desire</span> that I should chastise<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">is my desire</span> will chastise will be gathered<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_185.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_185.htm">Strong's Hebrew 185<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/avvat_185.htm">’aw·waṯ — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/beavvat_185.htm">bə·’aw·waṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/beavvati_185.htm">bə·’aw·wā·ṯî — 1 Occ.</a><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 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