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Oh that!

אָבִי Strong’s H0015

aveh (a-veh)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Aveh is the Hebrew word usually translated “would that”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.”
Job 34:36 KJV
Meaning
  1. Entreat, longing, desire
How it's translated
  • would that 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Job 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    אָבִי aveh · oh that!

    entreat, longing, desire

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.