1942. havvah

Lexicon

havvah: Mischief, calamity, desire, ruin

Original Word: הַוָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: havvah
Pronunciation: hav-vaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (hav-vaw')
Definition: Mischief, calamity, desire, ruin
Meaning: of falling), desire, ruin

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous thing, naughtiness, naughty, perverse thing,

From hava' (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon; by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin -- calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.

see HEBREW hava'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from havah
Definition
desire, chasm, destruction
NASB Translation
calamities (1), calamity (1), craving (1), deadly (1), desire (2), destruction (8), destructive (1), greed (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

הַוָּה noun feminine 1. desire;

2 chasm, figurative destruction (compare desire, atmosphere, emptiness, a deep pit, hell (compare below הָוָה); Aramaic gulf, chasm (Luke 16:26 ᵑ6)) construct הַוַּת Micah 7:3 +, suffix הַוָּתִי Job 6:2 +, plural הַוּוֺת Psalm 5:10 +; — 1 desire (in bad sense) Micah 7:3 דֹּבֵר הַוַּת נַפְשׁוֺ speaketh the desire of his soul, Proverbs 10:3 הַוַּת רְשָׁעִים, Proverbs 11:6 בֹּגְדִים ׳ה, Psalm 52:9 יָעֹז בְּהַוָּתוֺ became strong through his (evil) desire (but read rather with ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Lag Gr Bi Che Now ׃ בְּהוֺנוֺ "" בְּעָשְׁרוֺ). 2 engulfing ruin, destruction Job 6:2; Qr Job 30:13 (compare Baer's note) הַוָּתִי of Job's great calamity; plural (intensive) הַוּוֺת, especially as wrought, or meditated, by one against another, Psalm 5:10 קִרְבָּם הַוּוֺת their inward part is engulfing ruin (Che), Psalm 38:13 דִּבְּרוּ הַוּוֺת, Psalm 52:4 תַּחֲשֹׁב ׳ה לְשׁוֺנְךָ (compare Proverbs 17:4 לְשׁוֺן הַוּוֺת), Prov 55:12 בְּקִרְבָּהּ ׳ה, Prov 57:2׳עַד יַעֲבֹר ה till the storm of ruin (Che) pass by, Prov 91:3׳דֶּבֶר ה destructive pestilence, Prov 94:20 ׳כִּסֵּא ה the seat (tribunal) of destruction (i.e. which ruins the innocent by injustice), Proverbs 19:13 a foolish son is הַוּוֺת לְאָבָיו, Job 6:30 (compare Job 6:2 above)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb הָוָה (havah), which means "to fall" or "to desire."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G93 (ἀδικία, adikia): Injustice, unrighteousness, a condition of not being right.
• G152 (ἀκαθαρσία, akatharsia): Impurity, uncleanness, often in a moral sense.
• G458 (ἀνομία, anomia): Lawlessness, iniquity, the condition of being without law.
• G763 (ἀσέλγεια, aselgeia): Licentiousness, wantonness, unbridled lust.
• G3153 (ματαιότης, mataiotēs): Vanity, futility, emptiness.
• G3601 (οἰκονομία, oikonomia): Stewardship, administration, management of a household or estate.

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of moral failure, impurity, and the consequences of unrighteous desires, paralleling the Hebrew concept of הַוָּה (havvah) in its various applications.

Usage: The word הַוָּה (havvah) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe situations of ruin or calamity, often linked to the consequences of sinful desires or actions. It appears in contexts where the focus is on the destructive outcomes of human behavior.

Context: The Hebrew term הַוָּה (havvah) is a multifaceted word that appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament. It is often associated with the concept of ruin or calamity, particularly as a result of human desires that lead to destructive outcomes. In the Berean Standard Bible, הַוָּה is translated in ways that reflect its dual connotations of desire and ruin.

For example, in Job 6:30, the term is used to express the idea of iniquity or mischief: "Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?" Here, הַוָּה is translated as "malice," indicating a sense of harmful intent or desire.

In Psalm 52:7, the word is used to describe the downfall of a person who trusts in wealth rather than God: "Look, the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction!" The term "destruction" here is a translation of הַוָּה, highlighting the ruin that comes from misplaced trust and desire.

The word also appears in Ezekiel 7:26, where it is associated with disaster: "Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor upon rumor. They will seek a vision from the prophet, but instruction will perish from the priest and counsel from the elders." In this context, הַוָּה is translated as "disaster," emphasizing the cumulative effect of calamities resulting from the people's actions.

Overall, הַוָּה (havvah) serves as a poignant reminder of the potential for human desires to lead to ruin and the importance of aligning one's desires with divine will to avoid such outcomes.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃ בהותו׃ הַ֫וּ֥וֹת הַ֭וּוֹת הַוַּ֥ת הַוֹּ֣ת הַוֹּֽת׃ הַוּ֑וֹת הַוּ֥וֹת הַוּֽוֹת׃ הוות הוות׃ הות הות׃ וְהַוַּ֖ת וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗ת ובהות והות לְהַוָּתִֽי להותי bə·haw·wā·ṯōw behavvaTo bəhawwāṯōw havVat havVot haw·waṯ haw·wō·wṯ haw·wōṯ hawwaṯ hawwōṯ hawwōwṯ lə·haw·wā·ṯî lehavvaTi ləhawwāṯî ū·ḇə·haw·waṯ ūḇəhawwaṯ uvehavVat vehavVat wə·haw·waṯ wəhawwaṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Job 6:30
HEB: לֹא־ יָבִ֥ין הַוּֽוֹת׃
NAS: my palate discern calamities?
KJV: discern perverse things?
INT: not discern calamity

Job 30:13
HEB: נָתְס֗וּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י לְהַוָּתִֽי יֹעִ֑ילוּ לֹ֖א
NAS: They profit from my destruction; No
KJV: they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
INT: break my path my destruction profit No

Psalm 5:9
HEB: נְכוֹנָה֮ קִרְבָּ֪ם הַ֫וּ֥וֹת קֶֽבֶר־ פָּת֥וּחַ
NAS: Their inward part is destruction [itself]. Their throat
KJV: their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat
INT: reliable their inward is destruction grave is an open

Psalm 38:12
HEB: רָ֭עָתִי דִּבְּר֣וּ הַוּ֑וֹת וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת כָּל־
NAS: me have threatened destruction, And they devise
KJV: speak mischievous things, and imagine
INT: my hurt have threatened destruction treachery all

Psalm 52:2
HEB: הַ֭וּוֹת תַּחְשֹׁ֣ב לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָ
NAS: devises destruction, Like a sharp
KJV: deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp
INT: destruction devises your tongue

Psalm 52:7
HEB: עָשְׁר֑וֹ יָ֝עֹ֗ז בְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃
NAS: [And] was strong in his [evil] desire.
KJV: [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.
INT: of his riches was strong his desire

Psalm 55:11
HEB: הַוּ֥וֹת בְּקִרְבָּ֑הּ וְֽלֹא־
NAS: Destruction is in her midst;
KJV: Wickedness [is] in the midst
INT: Destruction her midst not

Psalm 57:1
HEB: עַ֝֗ד יַעֲבֹ֥ר הַוּֽוֹת׃
NAS: Until destruction passes
KJV: will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast.
INT: Until passes destruction

Psalm 91:3
HEB: יָק֗וּשׁ מִדֶּ֥בֶר הַוּֽוֹת׃
NAS: of the trapper And from the deadly pestilence.
KJV: of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.
INT: of the trapper pestilence the deadly

Psalm 94:20
HEB: הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוּ֑וֹת יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל
NAS: Can a throne of destruction be allied
KJV: Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship
INT: be allied A throne of destruction devises mischief

Proverbs 10:3
HEB: נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְהַוַּ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים יֶהְדֹּֽף׃
NAS: But He will reject the craving of the wicked.
KJV: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
INT: the soul the righteous the craving of the wicked will reject

Proverbs 11:6
HEB: יְ֭שָׁרִים תַּצִּילֵ֑ם וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗ת בֹּגְדִ֥ים יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃
NAS: will be caught by [their own] greed.
KJV: shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.
INT: of the upright will deliver by greed the treacherous will be caught

Proverbs 17:4
HEB: עַל־ לְשׁ֥וֹן הַוֹּֽת׃
NAS: pays attention to a destructive tongue.
KJV: giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
INT: and tongue to a destructive

Proverbs 19:13
HEB: הַוֹּ֣ת לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן
NAS: son is destruction to his father,
KJV: son [is] the calamity of his father:
INT: is destruction to his father son

Micah 7:3
HEB: וְהַגָּד֗וֹל דֹּבֵ֨ר הַוַּ֥ת נַפְשׁ֛וֹ ה֖וּא
NAS: speaks the desire of his soul;
KJV: [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire:
INT: great speaks the desire of his soul they

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1942
15 Occurrences

bə·haw·wā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
haw·waṯ — 1 Occ.
haw·wō·wṯ — 10 Occ.
lə·haw·wā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·haw·waṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·haw·waṯ — 1 Occ.