כָּסַףkâçaph
long (for)
Pronunciation: kaw-saf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3700
Meanings
Qal: for the work of thy hands thou wouldest long, like a lion that longeth to rend. (Job 14:15; Psalms 17:12)
Niph`al: thou didst long sorely for thy father's, house; Perfect (Genesis 31:30; Psalms 84:4; Zephaniah 2:1)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 31:30 I can understand your feeling that you must go, and your intense longing for your father’s home. But why have you stolen my gods?”
- Job 14:15 You would call and I would answer, and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.
- Psalms 17:12 They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart— like young lions hiding in ambush.
- Psalms 84:2 I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.
- Zephaniah 2:1 Gather together—yes, gather together, you shameless nation.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).