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HebrewH3700Verb

כָּסַף

ka.saph

4Occurrences
H3700Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to long for, yearn for, long after 1a) (Qal) to long for 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to long for (deeply) 1b2) being longed for (participle)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

כָּסַף appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
1
Job
1
Psalms
1
Zephaniah
1

Key Passages

Genesis 31:30BSB

Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”

Job 14:15BSB

You will call, and I will answer;You will desire the work of Your hands.

Psalms 17:12BSB

like a lion greedy for prey,like a young lion lurking in ambush.

Zephaniah 2:1BSB

Gather yourselves, gather together,O shameful nation,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.