Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H3970: מַאֲוַי

maʼăvay · pronounced mah-av-ah'ee · “desire”

Definition

a desire

KJV translates it as: desire.

Word origin: from H183 (אָוָה);

Extended definition

desire

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H3970 is translated

  • the desires of ×1

Bible verses with H3970 (maʼăvay)

Maʼăvay appears in 1 verse.

  • Psalms 140:8

    Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.