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הַוָּה H1942
H1942 is the Hebrew word הַוָּה, transliterated havvâh and said hav-vaw'. The King James Version most often renders it calamity.
What it means
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin.
Where it comes from
from H1933 (הָוָא) (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
Verses using הַוָּה
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Job 6:2 · KJV
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Job 30:13 · KJV
They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
Psalm 5:9 · KJV
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Psalm 38:12 · KJV
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Psalm 52:2 · KJV
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 55:11 · KJV
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Psalm 57:1 · KJV
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Psalm 91:3 · KJV
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
Psalm 94:20 · KJV
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Proverbs 10:3 · KJV
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Proverbs 17:4 · KJV
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 19:13 · KJV
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Micah 7:3 · KJV
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1942 mean?
H1942 is the Hebrew word הַוָּה (havvâh), meaning by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin.
How is H1942 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it calamity (3 times), part is very wickedness (1 time), mischievous things (1 time), mischiefs (1 time), wickedness (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1942 appear in the Bible?
הַוָּה (havvâh) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1942 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1933 (הָוָא) (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon.
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