Strong's Lexicon

H14

H14 — אָבָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewabahverbOccurrences: 54TWOT: 351

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H14
Word:	אָבָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	54
Transliteration:	abah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	aw-baw'
Meaning:	1. to breathe after 2. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
KJV Renderings:	consent, rest content will, be willing.

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I. אָבָה verb be willing, consent (compare Assyrian abîtu , command, Dl^W, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5] refuse, Arabic [untranscribed source text 6], id., Nejd be willing So^{De Jes 3, p. 26; LCB 1880, 817}) —

Qal (with לֹא, אַל except Isa 1:19; Job 39:9 in Hexateuch rare & only J E D , including Lev 26:21); Perfect אָבָה Exod 10:27 + אָבוּ Judg 19:25 + 7 t.; אָבוּא Isa 28:12 ( Sta^{§ 31 R. 2}; Kö^{1, 414} ); Imperfect יֹאבֶה Deut 29:19 + 2 t.; 2 masculine singular jussive תֹּבֵא Prov 1:10 ( Sta^{§ 143 e 1 fin}; Kö^{1, 576
f}) etc.; Participle אֹבִים Ezek 3:7 — be willing, followed by Infinitive with ל Exod 10:27 + 29 t.; without ל Deut 2:30 + 8 t.; subject ׳ י Deut 10:10; Deut 23:6; Deut 29:19; Josh 24:10; 2Kgs 8:19; 2Kgs 13:23; 2Kgs 24:4; 2Chr 21:7 human subject Gen 24:5; Gen 24:8; Judg 19:10; 2Sam 2:21; 2Sam 13:25; 2Sam 14:29 (twice in verse); 2Sam 23:16; 2Sam 23:17 = 1Chr 11:18; 1Chr 11:19; 1Chr 19:19 in bad sense Exod 10:27; Deut 2:30; Deut 25:7; Judg 19:25; Judg 20:13; 2Sam 13:14; 2Sam 13:16 especially of perverse Israel Lev 26:21; Deut 1:26; 1Sam 15:9; Isa 28:12; Isa 30:9; Isa 42:24; Ezek 3:7 (twice in verse); Ezek 20:8 subject animal, רֵים Job 39:9 absolute (no Infinitive) 2Sam 12:17; 1Kgs 20:8; 1Kgs 22:50 compare Prov 6:35, of jealous man; bad sense Judg 11:17; Isa 30:15 good sense 1Sam 22:17; 1Sam 26:23; 1Sam 31:4 = 1Chr 10:4; 2Sam 6:10; Prov 1:10 + finite verb Isa 1:19 ( אִם תּאֹבוּ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּם); consent, yield to, followed by לוֺ Deut 13:9 (good sense); followed by לִי Ps 81:12 followed by לַעֲצָתִי Prov 1:30 followed by accusative תּוֺכַחְתִּי Prov 1:25 (all in bad sense).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אבה (ah-vah’)

Exodus 10:97

EHCC: 76 would not let them go.

Deuteronomy 1:26

KJV: Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God:

EHCC: Notwithstanding ye would not go up,

Deuteronomy 2:30

KJV: But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

EHCC: Sihon King of Ht would not let us pass

Deuteronomy 10:10

KJV: And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also, and the Lord would not destroy thee.first…: or, former days

EHCC: the Lord would not destroy thee.

Deuteronomy 93:5

EHCC: (6).the Lord thy God ‘would not hearken

Deuteronomy 25:7

KJV: And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.brother’s: or, next kinsman’s

EHCC: -Ae wil not perform the duty

Joshua 24:10

KJV: But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

EHCC: But 7 not hearken unto Balaam ;

Judges 11:17

KJV: Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

EHCC: the king of Moab: but he would not

Judges 19:10

KJV: But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.over against: Heb. to over against

EHCC: the man would vot tarry that night,

Judges 20:13

KJV: Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:

EHCC: the children of B. would not hearken

Judges 180:15

EHCC: 9.and would not utterly destroy them:

Judges 22:17

EHCC: the servants of the kin, not

Judges 26:23

EHCC: J would not stretch forth minehand .

1 Kings 22:49

KJV: Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

EHCC: (50). But Jehoshaphat would not.

2 Kings 8:19

KJV: Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.light: Heb. candle, or, lamp

EHCC: the Lord would not destroy Judah

2 Chronicles 21:7

KJV: Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.light: Heb. lamp, or, candle

EHCC: the Lord would not destroy the house of

Psalms 81:11

KJV: But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

EHCC: (12). Israel would none of me.

Proverbs 1:25

KJV: But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

EHCC: and would none of my reproof:

Isaiah 28:12

KJV: To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

EHCC: they would not hear.

Leviticus 26:21

KJV: And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.contrary…: or, at all adventures with me

EHCC: if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not

1 Kings 20:8

KJV: And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.

EHCC: Hearken not (unto him), nor consent.

Job 39:9

KJV: Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

EHCC: Willthe unicorn be willing to serve thee,

Proverbs 1:10

KJV: My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

EHCC: if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Isaiah 1:19

KJV: If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

EHCC: If ye be willing and obedient,

Ezekiel 3:7

KJV: But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.impudent…: Heb. stiff of forehead, and hard of heart

EHCC: the house of Israel wil! not hearken