◄ 1942. havvah ►
Strong's 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 Word Origin: Derived from the root הָוָה (hawah), which means "to breathe" or "to be." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of "havvah" can be related to Greek words like κακία (kakia - G2549), meaning "wickedness" or "malice," which similarly convey ideas of moral and ethical ruin. Usage: The Hebrew word "havvah" is used in the Old Testament to denote concepts of mischief, calamity, or ruin. It often conveys a sense of destructive desire or intent, reflecting a negative outcome or the potential for harm. The term can also imply a longing or desire that leads to ruinous consequences. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, words often carried a depth of meaning that encompassed both physical and moral dimensions. "Havvah" reflects the understanding that desires, when misaligned with God's will, can lead to personal and communal disaster. This concept is rooted in the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes the consequences of sin and the importance of aligning one's desires with divine instruction. 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) 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' 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 Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts 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.