Lexicon
אֲבִיּוֹנָה
a.viy.yo.nah
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H:N-F Hebrew

desire

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a.viy.yo.nah denotes desire in a clause where it fails as a person approaches an eternal home.

The attested use places desire in a sequence of decline: in Ecclesiastes 12:5, it fails as a person goes to an eternal home.

Senses in use

  1. Desire failing amid decline · dominant

    The feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause where desire fails; in Ecclesiastes 12:5 the APB renders the verse with failing desire alongside fear, physical weakening imagery, and a person's going to an eternal home.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 12:5, the APB presents the clause as "desire fails." The noun's precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause-level presentation.

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