Words the Bible translates as wish
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- thelōθέλωto will: to want, wish, or be disposed toward something, ranging from casual desire to deliberate purpose
- boulomaiβούλομαιto will, wish, or intend: to settle on what one wants, often as a considered choice or firm purpose.
- thelēmaθέλημαwill: what someone has decided shall be, whether a purpose, a desire, or a command
- euchomaiεὔχομαιto wish: to long for something the speaker knows lies beyond their power to bring about
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- to pray: to speak to God in earnest petition, often on someone else's behalf
- avvahאַוָּהdesire, wish: what someone wants, nearly always in the set phrase "the desire of your soul," meaning as much and as freely as you please.
- mishalahמִשְׁאָלָהa petition: a specific thing asked of God, which he grants
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