הֹוָה (hōwâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning ruin. It appears
3 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1943).
Also rendered
misfortune
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 483c)
Range of meaning (TWOT 483c)ruin, disaster; mischief
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
הֹוָהnoun, feminine: ruin, disaster
Strong's H1943הֹוָה: ruin KJV:mischief.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.