1) to be willing, consent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be willing 1a2) to consent, yield to, accept 1a3) to desire
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H14 — אָבָה
a.vah · be willing · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 24:5 · תֹאבֶ֣הAnd the servant saith unto him, ‘It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?’Genesis 24:8 · תֹאבֶ֤הand if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.’Exodus 10:27 · אָבָ֖הAnd Jehovah strengtheneth the heart of Pharaoh, and he hath not been willing to send them away;Leviticus 26:21 · תֹאב֖וּAnd if ye walk with Me in opposition, and are not willing to hearken to Me, then I have added to you a plague seven times, according to your sins,Deuteronomy 1:26 · אֲבִיתֶ֖ם‘And ye have not been willing to go up, and ye provoke the mouth of Jehovah your God,Deuteronomy 2:30 · אָבָ֗ה‘And Sihon king of Heshbon hath not been willing to let us pass over by him, for Jehovah thy God hath hardened his spirit, and strengthened his heart, so as to give him into thy hand as at this day.Deuteronomy 10:10 · אָבָ֥ה‘And I—I have stood in the mount, as the former days, forty days and forty nights, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto me also at that time; Jehovah hath not willed to destroy thee.Deuteronomy 13:8 · תֹאבֶ֣הthou dost not consent to him, nor hearken unto him, nor doth thine eye have pity on him, nor dost thou spare, nor dost thou cover him over.Deuteronomy 23:5 · אָבָ֞הand Jehovah thy God hath not been willing to hearken unto Balaam, and Jehovah thy God doth turn for thee the reviling to a blessing, because Jehovah thy God hath loved thee;Deuteronomy 25:7 · אָבָ֖ה‘And if the man doth not delight to take his brother’s wife, then hath his brother’s wife gone up to the gate, unto the elders, and said, My husband’s brother is refusing to raise up to his brother a name in Israel; he hath not been willing to perform the duty of my husband’s brother;Deuteronomy 29:20 · יֹאבֶ֣הJehovah is not willing to be propitious to him, for then doth the anger of Jehovah smoke, also His zeal, against that man, and lain down on him hath all the oath which is written in this book, and Jehovah hath blotted out his name from under the heavens,Joshua 24:10 · אָבִ֖יתִיand I have not been willing to hearken to Balaam, and he doth greatly bless you, and I deliver you out of his hand.Judges 11:17 · אָבָ֑הand Israel sendeth messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me pass over, I pray thee, through thy land, and the king of Edom hearkened not; and also unto the king of Moab hath Israel sent, and he hath not been willing; and Israel abideth in Kadesh,Judges 19:10 · אָבָ֤הAnd the man hath not been willing to lodge all night, and he riseth, and goeth, and cometh in till over-against Jebus (It is Jerusalem), and with him are a couple of asses saddled; and his concubine is with him.Judges 19:25 · אָב֤וּAnd the men have not been willing to hearken to him, and the man taketh hold on his concubine, and bringeth her out unto them without, and they know her, and roll themselves upon her all the night, till the morning, and send her away in the ascending of the dawn;Judges 20:13 · אָבוּ֙בְּנֵ֣יAnd now, give up the men—sons of worthlessness—which are in Gibeah, and we put them to death, and we put away evil from Israel.’ And the sons of Benjamin have not been willing to hearken to the voice of their brethren, the sons of Israel;1 Samuel 15:9 · אָב֖וּand Saul hath pity—also the people—on Agag, and on the best of the flock, and of the herd, and of the seconds, and on the lambs, and on all that is good, and have not been willing to devote them; and all the work, despised and wasted—it they devoted.1 Samuel 22:17 · אָב֞וּAnd the king saith to runners, those standing by him, ‘Turn round, and put to death the priests of Jehovah, because their hand also is with David, and because they have known that he is fleeing, and have not uncovered mine ear;’ and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of Jehovah.1 Samuel 26:23 · אָבִ֔יתִיand Jehovah doth turn back to each his righteousness and his faithfulness, in that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand, and I have not been willing to put forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah,1 Samuel 31:4 · אָבָה֙and Saul saith to the bearer of his weapons, ‘Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest they come—these uncircumcised—and have pierced me, and rolled themselves on me;’ and the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he is greatly afraid, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it.2 Samuel 2:21 · אָבָ֣הAnd Abner saith to him, ‘Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and seize for thee one of the youths, and take to thee his armour;’ and Asahel hath not been willing to turn aside from after him.2 Samuel 6:10 · אָבָ֣הAnd David hath not been willing to turn aside unto himself the ark of Jehovah, to the city of David, and David turneth it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite,2 Samuel 12:17 · אָבָ֔הAnd the elders of his house rise against him, to raise him up from the earth, and he hath not been willing, nor hath he eaten with them bread;2 Samuel 13:14 · אָבָ֖הAnd he hath not been willing to hearken to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbleth her, and lieth with her.2 Samuel 13:16 · אָבָ֖הAnd she saith to him, ‘Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me—to send me away;’ and he hath not been willing to hearken to her,2 Samuel 13:25 · אָבָ֥הAnd the king saith unto Absalom, ‘Nay, my son, let us not all go, I pray thee, and we are not too heavy on thee;’ and he presseth on him, and he hath not been willing to go, and he blesseth him.2 Samuel 14:29 · אָבָ֖ה · אָבָ֖הand Absalom sendeth unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and he hath not been willing to come unto him; and he sendeth again a second time, and he hath not been willing to come.2 Samuel 23:16 · אָבָה֙And the three mighty ones cleave through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water out of the well of Beth-Lehem, which is by the gate, and take it up, and bring in unto David; and he was not willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah,2 Samuel 23:17 · אָבָ֖הand saith, ‘Far be it from me, O Jehovah, to do this; is it the blood of the men who are going with their lives?’ and he was not willing to drink it; these things did the three mighty ones.1 Kings 20:8 · תֹאבֶֽה׃And all the elders and all the people say unto him, ‘Do not hearken, nor consent.’1 Kings 22:49 · אָבָ֖הThen said Ahaziah son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, ‘Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships;’ and Jehoshaphat was not willing.2 Kings 8:19 · אָבָ֤הand Jehovah was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as He said to him, to give to him a lamp—to his sons all the days.2 Kings 13:23 · אָבָה֙and Jehovah doth favour them, and pity them, and turn unto them, for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and hath not been willing to destroy them, nor to cast them from His presence as yet.2 Kings 24:4 · אָבָ֥הand also the innocent blood that he hath shed, and he filleth Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Jehovah was not willing to forgive.1 Chronicles 10:4 · אָבָה֙and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, ‘Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come—and have abused me.’ And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it;1 Chronicles 11:18 · אָבָ֤הAnd the three break through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that is at the gate, and bear and bring in unto David, and David hath not been willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah,1 Chronicles 11:19 · אָבָ֖הand saith, ‘Far be it from me, by my God, to do this; the blood of these men do I drink with their lives? for with their lives they have brought it;’ and he was not willing to drink it; these things did the three mighty ones.1 Chronicles 19:19 · אָבָ֣הAnd the servants of Hadarezer see that they have been smitten before Israel, and they make peace with David and serve him, and Aram hath not been willing to help the sons of Ammon any more.2 Chronicles 21:7 · אָבָ֣הand Jehovah hath not been willing to destroy the house of David, for the sake of the covenant that He made with David, and as He had said to give to him a lamp, and to his sons—all the days.Job 39:9 · הֲיֹ֣אבֶהIs a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?Psalm 81:11 · אָ֥בָהBut, My people hearkened not to My voice, And Israel hath not consented to Me.Proverbs 1:10 · תֹּבֵֽא׃My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.Proverbs 1:25 · אֲבִיתֶֽם׃And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.Proverbs 1:30 · אָב֥וּThey have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,Proverbs 6:35 · יֹ֝אבֶ֗הHe accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!Isaiah 1:19 · תֹּאב֖וּIf ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,Isaiah 28:12 · אָב֖וּאUnto whom He hath said, ‘This is the rest, give ye rest to the weary, And this—the refreshing:’ And they have not been willing to hear,Isaiah 30:9 · אָב֥וּThat a rebellious people is this, sons—liars, Sons not willing to hear the law of Jehovah.Isaiah 30:15 · אֲבִיתֶֽם׃For thus said the Lord Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel: ‘In returning and rest ye are saved, In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might, And ye have not been willing.Isaiah 42:24 · אָב֤וּWho hath given Jacob for a spoil, And Israel to the spoilers? Is it not Jehovah—He against whom we sinned? Yea, they have not been willing in His ways to walk, Nor have they hearkened to His law.