Be willing
אָבָהStrong’s H0014avah (a-vah)
Appears in 52 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avah is the Hebrew word usually translated “was willing”, “were willing” and “willing”. It appears in 52 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?”
Meaning
- To be willing, consent(Qal)
How it's translated
- he was willing 26
- they were willing 6
- she will be willing 2
- you will be willing 2
- you were willing 2
- he will be willing 2
- i was willing 2
- you will yield 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 9
- Deuteronomy 7
- Isaiah 5
- Judges 4
- 1 Samuel 4
- 1 Chronicles 4
17 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 24:8And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
- Exodus 10:27But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go.
- Leviticus 26:21And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
- Deuteronomy 1:26Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
- Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
- Deuteronomy 10:10And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee.
All 52 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
אָבָה avah · be willing
1) to be willing, consent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be willing 1a2) to consent, yield to, accept 1a3) to desire
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “willing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WILLING, participle present
tense
- Determining; resolving; desiring.
- Disposing of by will.
All definitions and other forms of “willing”
WILLING, adjective
- Free to do or grant; having the mind inclined; disposed; not averse.
- Pleased; desirous.“Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure” Acts 24:27
- Ready; prompt.
- Chosen; received of choice or without reluctance; as, to be held in willing chains.
- Spontaneous.
- Consenting.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.