Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H15 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אָבֶה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H14 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | abeh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | aw-beh' |
| Meaning: | 1. longing |
| KJV Renderings: | desire. |
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[בָּיַי, בַּי] verb entreat (Arabic [untranscribed source text 569] come as suppliant, entreat, still current in the Hauran: see Wetzst in De Job 34:36 ), of which (probably) אָבִי Job 34:36 is 1 singular imperfect (used dialectically): אָבִי יִבְּחֵן אִיּוֺב would that (literally I entreat that) Job were tried!
Job 9:96
Proverbs 23:29
