Strong's Hebrew · H14

אָבָה

ʼâbâh · aw-baw'

consent, rest content will, be willing.

Definition

to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 54 times in Scripture

Deuteronomy 23:5

Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.

Deuteronomy 2:30

But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.

Isaiah 30:9

These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.

Genesis 24:5

The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

Exodus 10:27

But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.

Deuteronomy 1:26

But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 10:10

I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights, like the first time, and that time the LORD again listened to me and agreed not to destroy you.

Genesis 24:8

And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”

Leviticus 26:21

If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.

Deuteronomy 13:8

you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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