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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: 16. אֵ֫בֶה (ebeh) -- Desire, longing</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/16.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-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/job/9-26.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/16.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> > 16</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/15.htm" title="15">◄</a> 16. ebeh <a href="../hebrew/17.htm" title="17">►</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">ebeh: Desire, longing</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֵבֶה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ebeh<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ay'-beh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ay-beh')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Desire, longing<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the papyrus<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to wish for or covet<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of desire is ἐπιθυμία (epithymia), which appears in the New Testament to describe both positive and negative desires (e.g., Matthew 5:28, Galatians 5:16).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "ebeh" conveys a sense of desire or longing, often associated with a deep-seated wish or craving. It is used to express a strong emotional inclination towards something, whether material or immaterial. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, 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 seen as powerful motivators of human behavior. The Hebrew Scriptures often address the nature of human desires, warning against those that lead to sin and encouraging those that align with God's will. The concept of desire is deeply intertwined with the moral and ethical teachings of the Bible, reflecting the belief that the heart's inclinations can lead one closer to or further from God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/14.htm">abah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>reed, papyrus<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>reed (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">אֵ֫בֶה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>reed, papyrus</b></font> (etymology uncertain; = Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb000301.gif">, Assyrian <i><em>abu</em></i> Dl<sup>W</sup>, AGI) <font class="hebrew2">אֳנִיּוֺת</font> <font class="hebrew2">אֵבֶ֑ה</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/9-26.htm">Job 9:26</a> (craft made of reeds, light & swift, Heliod.<sup>Aethiop. X, 460</sup>) = <font class="hebrew2">כְּלֵיגֹֿמֶא</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/18-2.htm">Isaiah 18:2</a>. <p>II. <font class="hebrew2">אבה</font> (perhaps at least formally justified as stem of <font class="hebrew2">אָב</font> (construct <font class="hebrew2">אֲבִי</font>), so Thes (compare below), but existence & meaning wholly dubious; as real √ Ba<sup>ZMG 1887, 609 ff.</sup> Ol<sup>§ 123 c</sup>; accusative to Dl<sup>W p. 22</sup> <font class="hebrew2">אבה</font> Assyrian <i><em>abû</em></i> = <em>decide</em>, <font class="hebrew2">אָב</font> = <em>he who decides</em>; Thes (so Rob Ges Nö<sup>ZMG xl, 737 &</sup> compare Sta<sup>§ 186</sup> and others) makes <font class="hebrew2">אָב</font> noun primarily biliteral, imitating infant's speech compare <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">πάππας</font>, <em>pappa, papa</em> (compare Ew<sup>§ 106 a</sup>); also Assyrian <i><em>bab</em></i> Jen<sup>ZA 1886, 404</sup>). <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>swift <p>From <a href="/hebrew/14.htm">'abah</a> (in the sense of bending toward); the papyrus -- swift. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/14.htm">'abah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֵבֶ֑ה אבה ’ê·ḇeh ’êḇeh eVeh<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/job/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 9:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עִם־ אֳנִיּ֣וֹת <b> אֵבֶ֑ה </b> כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר יָט֥וּשׂ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by like <span class="itali">reed</span> boats,<br><a href="/kjvs/job/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as <span class="itali">the swift</span> ships:<br><a href="/interlinear/job/9-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> like boats <span class="itali">reed</span> an eagle swoops<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_16.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_16.htm">Strong's Hebrew 16<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/eveh_16.htm">’ê·ḇeh — 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 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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="17" /></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>