אָבָה vb. be willing, consent (cf. As. abîtu, command, Dl W, Eth. Ethiopic refuse, Ar. Arabic, id., Nejd be willing So De Jes 3, p. 26; LCB 1880, 817)—
Qal (c. לֹא, אַל exc. Is 1:19 Jb 39:9; in Hex. rare & Only JED, incl. Lv 26:21); Pf. אָבָה Ex 10:27 + אָבוּ Ju 19:25 + 7 t.; אָבוּא Is 28:12 (Sta § 31 R.2; Kö I, 414); Impf. יֹאבֶה Dt 29:19 + 2 t.; 2 ms. juss. תֹּבֵֽא Pr 1:10 (Sta § 143 e 1 nn; Kö I, 578 f) etc.; Pt. אֹבִים Ez 3:7;—be willing, sq. Inf. with ל Ex 10:27 + 29 t.; without ל Dt 2:30 + 8 t.; subj. י׳ Dt 10:10 23:6 29:19 Jos 24:10 2 K 8:19 13:23 24:4 2 Ch 21:7; human subj. Gn 24:5, 8 Ju 19:10 2 S 2:21 13:2514:29, 29 23:16, 17 = 1 Ch 11:18, 19 1 Ch 19:19; in bad sense Ex 10:27 Dt 2:30 25:7 Ju 19:25 20:13 2 S 13:14, 16;esp. of perverse Isr. Lv 26:21 Dt 1:26 I S 15:9 Is 28:12 30:9 42:24 Ez 3:7, 7 20:8; subj. animal, רֵּים Jb 39:9; abs. (no Inf.) 2 S 12:17 1 K 20:8 22:50; cf. Pr 6:35, of jealous man; bad sense Ju 11:17 Is 30:15; good sense I S 22:17 26:23 31:4 = 1 Ch 10:4 2 S 6:10 Pr 1:10; + vb. fin. Is 1:19 (אִם תֹּאבוּ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּם); consent, yield to, sq. לַעֲצָתִי Pr 1:30; sq. acc. תוֹכַחְתִּי v 25 (all in bad sense).