a. Abah means to breathe after.
b. Figuratively, to be acquiescent, consent.
c. A primary root.
Parts of speech: Verb
1. This verb, which occurs 54 times, is sometimes associated with the noun 'ebyon', "needy person".
2. This verb means "to consent to" in Deuteronomy 13:8, "Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:"
3. It basically represents the inclination which leads towards action, rather than the volition which immediately precedes it.
| Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition [abah 14] to be willing, consent
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