אָוָה (ʾāwâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning incline. It appears 28 times in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H183).

Also rendered

• to desire

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 40)

Root family 40: אָוָה ʾāwâ — II, desire, long, lust, covet, wait longingly, wish, sigh, crave, want, be greedy, prefer

• תַּאֲוָה taʾăwâ — desire
• אַוָּה ʾawwâ — desire
• מַאֲוַי maʾăway — desire

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