Strong’s H14 · Hebrew

אָבָה
ʼâbâh
aw-baw'

Definition

to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • consent
  • rest content will
  • be willing

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.