5666. abah

Strong's Lexicon

abah: To be willing, to consent, to yield, to desire

Original Word: עָבָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: `abah
Pronunciation: ah-VAH
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-baw')
Definition: To be willing, to consent, to yield, to desire
Meaning: to be dense

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1014 (boulomai): To will, to wish, to desire

- G2309 (thelō): To will, to wish, to desire

Usage: The Hebrew verb "abah" primarily conveys the idea of willingness or consent. It is used to express a person's readiness or desire to do something, often in the context of making a choice or decision. The term can also imply a sense of yielding or giving in to a request or command.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of willingness was significant in both religious and social contexts. The willingness to obey God's commandments was a central theme in the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Similarly, willingness in social interactions, such as marriage agreements or treaties, was crucial for maintaining harmony and fulfilling obligations.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be thick, fat, or gross
NASB Translation
thick (1), thicker (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עָבָה verb be thick, fat, gross (Late Hebrew Pi`el עִבָּה make thick, and derivatives; Syriac swell up, passive participle swollen, thick, dense, stupid, and many derivatives; Arabic be dense, stupid, dense foliage; Ethiopic be great Di⁹⁸⁵); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular מִמָּתְנֵי אָבִי ׳קָֽטֳנִּי ע 1 Kings 12:10 my little finger is thicker (stouter) than, etc., = 2 Chronicles 10:10; be thick, gross, of rebell. Israel under figure of highly fed beast, 2 masculine singular שָׁמַנְתָּ עָבִיתָ כָּשִׂיתָ Deuteronomy 32:15.

II. [עָבוּר] noun only in בַּעֲבוּר₄₇, בַּעֲבֻר (Genesis 27:10,31),

preposition and

conjunction for the sake of on account of, in order that (perhaps originally for the produce or gain of), suffix בַּעֲבוּרִי 1 Samuel 23:10, etc.; — 1 as

preposition:

a. Genesis 3:17 ארורה האדמה בעבורך for thy sake, Genesis 8:21 בעבור האדם for man's sake, Genesis 12:13 לְמַעַן יִיטַבלִֿי בַּעֲבוּרֵךְ, Genesis 12:16; Genesis 18:26,29; Genesis 26:24, Exodus 9:16 זֹאת ׳ב Exodus 13:8 זה ׳ב 1 Samuel 12:22; 2 Samuel 5:12; 2 Samuel 6:12; 2 Samuel 7:21; 2 Samuel 9:1,7; Amos 2:6; Amos 8:6 נַעֲלָ֑יִם ׳ואביון ב, Micah 2:10 טָמְאָה ׳ב on account of uncleanness, Psalm 106:32; Psalm 132:10, etc.; 2 Samuel 12:21 הַיֶּלֶד חַי ׳ב because of the child, (being) alive (= while he was alive), Jeremiah 14:4 **< read וְעֹבְדֵי הָאֲדָמָה חַתּוּ Duhm, compare ᵐ5. הָאֲדָמָה ׳ב חַ֫תָּה on account of the ground, (which) is dismayed, Job 20:2 וּבַעֲבוּר חוּשִׁי בִּי read זֹאת ׳וב, or וּבַעֲבוּרָהּ.

b. followed by infinitive (compare לְמַעַן), in order to, Exodus 9:16 הַרְאֹתְךָ אֶתכֹּֿחִי ׳ב, 1 Samuel 1:6; 2 Samuel 10:3 הֲּקֹר ׳ב אתהֿעיר, 2 Samuel 18:18: so לְבַעֲבוּר Exodus 20:20; 2 Samuel 14:20; 2 Samuel 17:14; בעבור לְ 1 Chronicles 19:3 ("" 2 Samuel 10:3, no לְ). 2 as

conjunction Genesis 27:10 אֲשֶׁר יְבָרֶכְךָ ׳ב; without אשׁר, Genesis 21:30 לְעֵדָה ׳תִּהְיֶה לִ ׳ב in order that it may be a witness for me, Genesis 27:4 תְּבָרֶכְךָ נפשׁי ׳ב, Genesis 27:19; Genesis 27:31; Genesis 46:34; Exodus 9:14; Exodus 19:9; Exodus 20:20; Psalm 105:45.

[עָבַת] verb Pi`el wind, weave (compare derivatives); — Imperfect3masculine plural suffix וַיְעַבְּתוּהָ Micah 7:3 and (so) they wind it (or weave it; i.e. mischief); so Hi Che GASm, but dubious; Ew reads עָבַט = twist, prevert (compare Joel 2:7, but see עבט), We וַיְעַוְּתוּהָ = id., compare Now (?), Dr.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be grow thicker

A primitive root; to be dense -- be (grow) thick(-er).

Forms and Transliterations

עָבִ֣יתָ עָבָ֖ה עבה עבית ‘ā·ḇāh ‘ā·ḇî·ṯā ‘āḇāh ‘āḇîṯā aVah aVita

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 32:15
HEB: וַיִּבְעָ֔ט שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ עָבִ֣יתָ כָּשִׂ֑יתָ וַיִּטֹּשׁ֙
NAS: You are grown fat, thick, and sleek--
KJV: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered
INT: and kicked fat thick and sleek forsook

1 Kings 12:10
HEB: אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם קָֽטָנִּ֥י עָבָ֖ה מִמָּתְנֵ֥י אָבִֽי׃
NAS: to them, 'My little finger is thicker than
KJV: unto them, My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father's
INT: to my little is thicker loins my father's

2 Chronicles 10:10
HEB: אֲלֵהֶ֔ם קָֽטָנִּ֥י עָבָ֖ה מִמָּתְנֵ֥י אָבִֽי׃
NAS: to them, 'My little finger is thicker than
KJV: unto them, My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father's
INT: to my little is thicker loins my father's

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5666
3 Occurrences

‘ā·ḇāh — 2 Occ.
‘ā·ḇî·ṯā — 1 Occ.