Kasaph כָּסַף
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| כָּסַף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kasaph |
| Strong's number | H3700 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to long |
| Occurrences | 6 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (2) |
Kasaph (Hebrew כָּסַף, Strong's H3700) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to long”. It occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
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)
1a) (Qal) to long for
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to long for (deeply)
1b2) being longed for (participle)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sore longedst (1), desire (1), greedy (1), longeth (1), desired (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | you long (1), you will desire (1), greedy (1), longs (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kasaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 31:30And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
Job
- Job 14:15Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.
Psalms
- Psalm 17:12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
- Psalm 84:2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 2:1Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation,
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).