שָׁאַףshâʼaph
שָׁאַף: gasp, pant, pant after, long for
Pronunciation: shaw-af' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7602
Meanings
Qal: active (Job 5:5; Jeremiah 2:24; Jeremiah 14:6)
1. gasp, pant after, snuff up (Isaiah 42:14; Jeremiah 2:24; Jeremiah 14:6)
2. gasp or pant (Psalms 119:131; Job 5:5; Job 7:2)
שָׁאַף: crush, trample upon
Qal: trample upon, crush, (the poor, etc.) (Psalms 56:2; Psalms 56:3; Ezekiel 36:3)
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Job 5:5 The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth.
- Job 7:2 like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid.
- Job 36:20 Do not long for the cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed.
- Psalms 56:1 O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.
- Psalms 56:2 I am constantly hounded by those who slander me, and many are boldly attacking me.
- Psalms 57:3 He will send help from heaven to rescue me, disgracing those who hound me. Interlude My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.
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).