Hebrew - English Dictionary
H7602 - Devour
| Strong's No.: | H7602 |
| Hebrew: | שָׁאַף |
| Transliteration: | shâʼaph |
| Phonetic: | shaw-af' |
| Word Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | desire ({earnestly}) {devour} {haste} {pant} snuff {up} swallow up. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to inhale eagerly; figuratively to covet; by implication to be angry; also to hasten |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. to gasp, pant, pant after, long for, breathe heavily a. (Qal) 1. to gasp, pant after, snuff up 2. to gasp or pant (with desire), pant after, be eager for 3. to thirst for one's blood (from actions of animals)(fig) 2. to crush, trample, trample upon a. (Qal) to trample upon, crush |
| Bible References:
Devour |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Desire ( 1 )
desireth ( 1 )
devour ( 1 )
hasteth ( 1 )
pant ( 1 )
panted ( 1 )
up ( 8 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.