Desire

taʼăvâh · tah-av-aw'

n-f

a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)

Strong's KJV usage: dainty, desire, × exceedingly, × greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also 6914.

Strong's first: Psalms 10:3Strong's last: Isaiah 26:8

thélō · thel'-o

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in

Strong's KJV usage: :--desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).

Strong's first: Mark 9:35Strong's last: Galatians 6:13

chêphets · khay'-fets

n-m

pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)

Strong's KJV usage: acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.

Strong's first: 2 Samuel 23:5Strong's last: Proverbs 3:15

châphêts · khaw-fates'

v

properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

Strong's KJV usage: × any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.

Strong's first: Job 13:3Strong's last: Jeremiah 42:22

aitéō · ahee-teh'-o

to ask (in genitive case)

Strong's KJV usage: :--ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require.

Strong's first: Mark 10:35Strong's last: Colossians 1:9

ʼâvâh · aw-vaw'

v

to wish for

Strong's KJV usage: covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after).

Strong's first: Psalms 45:11Strong's last: Amos 5:18

châmad · khaw-mad'

v

to delight in

Strong's KJV usage: beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).

Strong's first: Exodus 34:24Strong's last: Isaiah 53:2

nephesh · neh'-fesh

n-f

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

Strong's KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, × dead(-ly), desire, × (dis-) contented, × fish, ghost, greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, × jeopardy of) life (× in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, (× she) will, × would have it.

Strong's first: Ecclesiastes 6:9Strong's last: Habakkuk 2:5

epithyméō · ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o

to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)

Strong's KJV usage: :--covet, desire, would fain, lust (after).

Strong's first: Luke 17:22Strong's last: Revelation 9:6

epithymía · ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah

a longing (especially for what is forbidden)

Strong's KJV usage: :--concupiscence, desire, lust (after).

Strong's first: Luke 22:15Strong's last: 1 Thessalonians 2:17

ʼavvâh · av-vaw'

n-f

longing

Strong's KJV usage: desire, lust after, pleasure.

Strong's first: Deuteronomy 18:6Strong's last: Hosea 10:10

chemdâh · khem-daw'

n-f

delight

Strong's KJV usage: desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.

Strong's first: 1 Samuel 9:20Strong's last: Haggai 2:7

machmâd · makh-mawd'

n-m

delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire

Strong's KJV usage: beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).

Strong's first: Ezekiel 24:16Strong's last: Ezekiel 24:25

râtsôwn · raw-tsone'

n-m

delight (especially as shown)

Strong's KJV usage: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 15:15Strong's last: Psalms 145:19

shâʼal · shaw-al'

v

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

Strong's KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, × earnestly, enquire, greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, salute, × straitly, × surely, wish.

Strong's first: Judges 8:24Strong's last: 2 Kings 4:28

tᵉshûwqâh · tesh-oo-kaw'

n-f

a longing

Strong's KJV usage: desire.

Strong's first: Genesis 3:16Strong's last: Song of Solomon 7:10

epizētéō · ep-eed-zay-teh'-o

to search (inquire) for; intensively, to demand, to crave

Strong's KJV usage: :--desire, enquire, seek (after, for).

Strong's first: Philippians 4:17Strong's last: Philippians 4:17

epipóthēsis · ep-ee-poth'-ay-sis

a longing for

Strong's KJV usage: :--earnest (vehement) desire.

Strong's first: 2 Corinthians 7:7Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 7:11

orégomai · or-eg'-om-ahee

to stretch oneself, i.e. reach out after (long for)

Strong's KJV usage: :--covet after, desire.

Strong's first: 1 Timothy 3:1Strong's last: Hebrews 11:16

châphêts · khaw-fates'

a

pleased with

Strong's KJV usage: delight in, desire, favour, please, have pleasure, whosoever would, willing, wish.

Strong's first: Nehemiah 1:11Strong's last: Psalms 70:2

axióō · ax-ee-o'-o

to deem entitled or fit

Strong's KJV usage: :--desire, think good, count (think) worthy.

Strong's first: Acts 28:22Strong's last: Acts 28:22

epipothéō · ep-ee-poth-eh'-o

to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully)

Strong's KJV usage: :--(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust.

Strong's first: 1 Peter 2:2Strong's last: 1 Peter 2:2

epipothía · ep-ee-poth-ee'-ah

intense longing

Strong's KJV usage: :--great desire.

Strong's first: Romans 15:23Strong's last: Romans 15:23

erōtáō · er-o-tah'-o

to interrogate; by implication, to request

Strong's KJV usage: :--ask, beseech, desire, intreat, pray.

Strong's first: Acts 23:20Strong's last: Acts 23:20

eudokía · yoo-dok-ee'-ah

satisfaction, i.e. (subjectively) delight, or (objectively) kindness, wish, purpose

Strong's KJV usage: :--desire, good pleasure (will), X seem good.

Strong's first: Romans 10:1Strong's last: Romans 10:1

zēlóō · dzay-lo'-o

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).

Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 14:1Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 14:1

ʼâbeh · aw-beh'

n-f

longing

Strong's KJV usage: desire.

Strong's first: Job 34:36Strong's last: Job 34:36

ʼăbîyôwnâh · ab-ee-yo-naw'

n-f

provocative of desire; the caper berry (from its stimulative taste)

Strong's KJV usage: desire.

Strong's first: Ecclesiastes 12:5Strong's last: Ecclesiastes 12:5

bᵉʻâʼ · beh-aw'

v

to seek or ask

Strong's KJV usage: ask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.

Strong's first: Daniel 2:18Strong's last: Daniel 2:18

bâqash · baw-kash'

v

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

Strong's KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).

Strong's first: Exodus 10:11Strong's last: Exodus 10:11

châshaq · khaw-shak'

v

to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver

Strong's KJV usage: have a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love.

Strong's first: Deuteronomy 21:11Strong's last: Deuteronomy 21:11

chêsheq · khay'-shek

n-m

delight

Strong's KJV usage: desire, pleasure.

Strong's first: 1 Kings 9:1Strong's last: 1 Kings 9:1

kâçaph · kaw-saf'

v

properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear

Strong's KJV usage: (have) desire, be greedy, long, sore.

Strong's first: Job 14:15Strong's last: Job 14:15

nâsâʼ · naw-saw'

v

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

Strong's KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ( man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, × needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, swear, take (away, up), × utterly, wear, yield.

Strong's first: Jeremiah 22:27Strong's last: Jeremiah 22:27

shâʼaph · shaw-af'

v

to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten

Strong's KJV usage: desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.

Strong's first: Job 36:20Strong's last: Job 36:20

tâv · tawv

n-m

a mark; by implication, a signature

Strong's KJV usage: desire, mark.

Strong's first: Job 31:35Strong's last: Job 31:35