Strong’s definition
a desire
KJV gloss list in the source
desire.
Source pronunciation notation: mah-av-ah'ee
Derivation recorded by Strong
from H183 (אָוָה);
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Contextual morphology & manuscript evidence
Every indexed source occurrence of H3970 →
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