Kamah כָּמַהּ
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| כָּמַהּ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kamah |
| Strong's number | H3642 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to pine |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Kamah (Hebrew כָּמַהּ, Strong's H3642) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to pine”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to long for, faint, faint with longing
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | longeth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | yearns for you (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kamah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 63:1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).