5 occurrences in 12 translations

'Wish' in the Bible

Bathsheba knelt and bowed down to the king, and the king asked her, "What do you wish?"

Verse ConceptsBowingBowing Before David

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, “Ask what you wish Me to give you.”

Verse ConceptsCommunicationNightGod AppearingDuring One NightGod Answers Prayer

So Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you sent to me; I will do everything you wish concerning the cedar and cypress timber.

Verse ConceptsCommerceCedar Wood

Hiram king of Tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish—King Solomon gave Hiram 20 towns in the land of Galilee.

Verse ConceptsCedarTwentyCedar WoodPeople Giving Other Things

“Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite,” he replied. “I told him: Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you a vineyard in its place. But he said, ‘I won’t give you my vineyard!’”

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
εὔχομαι 
Euchomai 
wish , pray , can wish , I would
Usage: 7

חפץ 
Chaphets 
Usage: 10

משׂכּית 
Maskiyth 
Usage: 6

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