Strong's Hebrew · H1942
הַוָּה
havvâh · hav-vaw'
calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
Definition
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin
Derivation
from H1933 (הָוָא) (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon;
Appears 15 times in Scripture
“Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.”
“Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?”
“Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.”
““Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.””
“They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.”
“Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.”
“Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?”
“For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.”
“Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.”
“Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.”
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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).