אַוָּהʼavvâh

Same root

• אָוָהʼâvâh · H183to wish for
• אוֹʼôw · H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• Deuteronomy 12:15 “But you may butcher your animals and eat their meat in any town whenever you want. You may freely eat the animals with which the Lord your God blesses you. All of you, whether ceremonially clean or unclean, may eat that meat, just as you now eat gazelle and deer.
• Deuteronomy 12:20 “When the Lord your God expands your territory as he has promised, and you have the urge to eat meat, you may freely eat meat whenever you want.
• Deuteronomy 12:21 It might happen that the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honored—is a long way from your home. If so, you may butcher any of the cattle, sheep, or goats the Lord has given you, and you may freely eat the meat in your hometown, as I have commanded you.
• Deuteronomy 18:6 “Suppose a Levite chooses to move from his town in Israel, wherever he is living, to the place the Lord chooses for worship.
• 1 Samuel 23:20 Come down whenever you’re ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!”
• Jeremiah 2:24 You are like a wild donkey, sniffing the wind at mating time. Who can restrain her lust? Those who desire her don’t need to search, for she goes running to them!