Strong's Hebrew · H14
H14 ʼâbâh
אָבָה
aw-baw'
be willing
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ʼâbâh appears 54 times in Scripture, including Genesis 24:5 and Exodus 10:27. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
In the King James Version
consent, rest content will, be willing.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 54 times in Scripture
“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.”
“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.”
“These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.”
“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?””
“But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was unwilling to let them go.”
“But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.”
“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.”
“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.””
“If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.”
“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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
