Exodus 20:17
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
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Covet
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1 Corinthians 14:39
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
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חָמַד
châmad · khaw-mad'
3 times translated as this KJV form21 total Strong's occurrences
to delight in
Strong's KJV usage: beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Exodus 20:17Strong's last: Micah 2:2
Open full H2530 profile →ἐπιθυμέω
epithyméō · ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o
2 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences
to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)
Strong's KJV usage: :--covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Romans 7:7Strong's last: Romans 13:9
Open full G1937 profile →ζηλόω
zēlóō · dzay-lo'-o
1 times translated as this KJV form12 total Strong's occurrences
to have warmth of feeling for or against
Strong's KJV usage: :--affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 14:39Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 14:39
Open full G2206 profile →אָוָה
ʼâvâh · aw-vaw'
1 times translated as this KJV form26 total Strong's occurrences
to wish for
Strong's KJV usage: covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).
Strong's first: Deuteronomy 5:21Strong's last: Deuteronomy 5:21
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G1937
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
G1937
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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covet
COVET, verb transitive
1. To desire or wish for, with eagerness; to desire earnestly to obtain or possess; in a good sense.
COVET earnestly the best gifts. 1 Corinthians 12:31.
2. To desire inordinately; to desire that which it is unlawful to obtain or possess; in a bad sense.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors house, wife or servant. Exodus 20:17.
COVET, verb intransitive To have an earnest desire. 1 Timothy 6:10.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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