Strong’s H14 · Hebrew
אָבָה
ʼâbâh
aw-baw'
Definition
to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
Etymology
a primitive root;
Where 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.
What the first audience heard
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