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

Psalms 57:1

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.

Job 6:30

Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?

Psalms 91:3

Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.

Psalms 52:7

“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

Job 30:13

They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.

Psalms 55:11

Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.

Psalms 94:20

Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?

Psalms 5:9

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

Psalms 52:2

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Psalms 38:12

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).

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