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ʾāvā אָבָה ‘be willing’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ʾāvā v
1) to be willing, consent
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to be willing
  1a2) to consent, yield to, accept
  1a3) to desire

Mentioned in Genesis 47:11, 24:5, 24:8 Exodus 10:27 Codex Leviticus 26:21 Deuteronomy 1:26, 2:30, 10:10, 13:9, 23:6, 25:7, 29:19 Joshua 24:10 Judges 11:17, 19:10, 19:25, 20:13 1 Samuel 15:9, 22:17, 26:23, 31:4 2 Samuel 2:21, 6:10, 12:17, 13:14, 13:16, 13:25, 14:29, 23:16, 23:17 1 Kings 20:8, 22:50 2 Kings 8:19, 13:23, 24:4 Isaiah 1:19, 28:12, 30:9, 30:15, 42:24 Ezekiel 3:7, 20:8 Psalms 81:12 Proverbs 1:10, 1:25, 1:30, 6:35 Job 39:9 1 Chronicles 10:4, 11:18, 11:19, 19:19 2 Chronicles 21:7

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