Strong H8669תְּשׁוּקָה
desire
- Transliteration
- teshûqâh
- Pronunciation
- tesh-oo-kaw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From H7783 in the original sense of stretching out after; a longing: - desire.
Detailed definition
1) desire, longing, craving
1a) of man for woman
1b) of woman for man
1c) of beast to devour
1a) of man for woman
1b) of woman for man
1c) of beast to devour
In the Bible
Strong H8669 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- desire3
First verses
- Genesis 3:16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
- Genesis 4:7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
- Song of Songs 7:10I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.