שָׁאַף
shâʼaph(shaw-af')
“to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten”
14 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten
Translated in KJV as
desire (earnestly)devourhastepantsnuff upswallow up.
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
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“That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:”
— Amos 2:7