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taʾăwā תַּאֲוָה ‘desire’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾāwā אָוָה ‘to desire’ (abbreviated)
Roots: אוה

taʾăwā n, f
1) desire
 1a) desire, wish, longings of one's heart
  1a1) lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense)
 1b) thing desired, object of desire

Mentioned in Genesis 3:6 Numbers 11:4 1 Samuel 2:16 Isaiah 26:8 Psalms 112:10, 38:10, 106:14, 10:17, 78:29, 78:30, 21:3, 10:3 Proverbs 19:22, 21:26, 11:23, 10:24, 13:12, 18:1, 13:19, 21:25 Job 33:20

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