הַוָּה

havvâh · Hebrew · Strong's H1942 · 15 occurrences

The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “substance”

What it means

by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin

from H1933 (הָוָא) (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon;

How the KJV renders it

calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous, naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“substance”

also renders ousía (G3776), hypárchonta (G5224), hypóstasis (G5287), hýparxis (G5223), ʼôwn (H202), hôwn (H1952), chayil (H2428), yêsh (H3426), kôach (H3581), matstsebeth (H4678), miqneh (H4735), qîym (H7009), qinyân (H7075), rᵉkûwsh (H7399)

“iniquity”

also renders paranomía (G3892), adikía (G93), ponēría (G4189), adíkēma (G92), anomía (G458), ʼâven (H205), ʻivyâʼ (H5758), ʻevel (H5766), ʻâvôn (H5771), ʻalvâh (H5932), ʻâmâl (H5999), reshaʻ (H7562)

“mischief”

also renders rhaidiourgía (G4468), ʼâven (H205), ʼâçôwn (H611), hôvâh (H1943), zimmâh (H2154), ʻâmâl (H5999), raʻ (H7451)

“calamity”

also renders ʼêyd (H343), raʻ (H7451)

“naughtiness”

also renders kakía (G2549), rôaʻ (H7455)

“noisome”

also renders kakós (G2556), raʻ (H7451)

“mischievous”

also renders mᵉzimmâh (H4209)

“naughty”

also renders bᵉlîyaʻal (H1100)

“perverse thing”

also renders tahpukâh (H8419)

Where it appears

15 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

Job 6:30 · HNcfpa

Is there injustice on my tongue? Can’t my taste discern mischievous things?

Job 30:13 · HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs

They mar my path. They promote my destruction without anyone’s help.

Micah 7:3 · HNcfsc

Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe. The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

Proverbs 10:3 · HC/Ncfsc

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

Proverbs 11:6 · HC/R/Ncfsc

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

Proverbs 17:4 · HNcfpa

An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 19:13 HNcfpaPsalm 5:9 HNcfpaPsalm 38:12 HNcfpaPsalm 52:2 HNcfpaPsalm 52:7 HR/Ncfsc/Sp3msPsalm 55:11 HNcfpaPsalm 57:1 HNcfpaPsalm 91:3 HNcfpaPsalm 94:20 HNcfpa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.