2 Samuel 13:39
And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
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Longed
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Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
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3 occurrences in 3 verses.
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אָוָה
ʼâvâh · aw-vaw'
2 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: 2 Samuel 23:15Strong's last: 1 Chronicles 11:17
Open full H183 profile →תָּאַב
tâʼab · taw-ab'
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
to desire
Strong's KJV usage: long.
Strong's first: Psalms 119:40Strong's last: Psalms 119:174
Open full H8373 profile →יָאַב
yâʼab · yaw-ab'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
to desire
Strong's KJV usage: long.
Strong's first: Psalms 119:131Strong's last: Psalms 119:131
Open full H2968 profile →כָּלָה
kâlâh · kaw-law'
1 times translated as this KJV form207 total Strong's occurrences
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
Strong's KJV usage: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, × fully, × have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste.
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Strong's first: 2 Samuel 13:39Strong's last: 2 Samuel 13:39
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H8373
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
H2968
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
H8373
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
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long
LONG, adjective [Latin longus.]
1. Extended; drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; opposed to short, and contradistinguished from broad or wide. long is a relative term; for a thing may be long in respect to one thing, and short with respect to another. We apply long to things greatly extended, and to things which exceed the common measure. we say, a long way, a long distance, a long line, and long hair, long arms. By the latter terms, we mean hair and arms exceeding the usual length.
2. Drawn out or extended in time; as a long time; a long period of time; a long while; a long series of events; a long sickness or confinement; a long session; a long debate.
3. Extended to any certain measure expressed; as a span long; a yard long; a mile long that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
4. Dilatory; continuing for an extended time.
5. Tedious; continued to a great length.
A tale should never be too long
6. Continued in a series to a great extent; as a long succession of princes; a long line of ancestors.
7. Continued in sound; protracted; as a long note; a long syllable.
8. Continued; lingering or longing.
Praying for him, and casting a long look that way, he saw the galley leave the pursuit.
9. Extensive; extending far in prospect or into futurity.
The perennial existence of bodies corporate and their fortunes, are things particularly suited to a man who has long views.
LONG home, the grave or death. Ecclesiastes 12:5.
LONG, noun Formerly, a musical note equal to two breves. obsolete
LONG, adverb
1. To a great extent in space; as a long extended line.
2. To a great extent in time; as, they that tarry long at the wine. Proverbs 23:17.
When the trumpet soundeth long Exodus 19:13.
So in composition we say, long-expected, long-forgot.
3. At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the conquest of Gaul by Julius Cesar.
4. Through the whole extent or duration of.
The God who fed me all my life long to this day. Genesis 48:15.
The bird of dawning singeth all night long
LONG, adverb
By means of; by the fault of; owing to. obsolete
Mistress, all this evil is long of you.
LONG, verb transitive To belong. [Not used.]
LONG, verb intransitive
1. To desire earnestly or eagerly.
I long to see you. Romans 1:11.
I have longed after thy precepts. Psalms 119:40.
I have longed for thy salvation. Psalms 119:40.
2. To have a preternatural craving appetite; as a longing woman.
3. To have an eager appetite; as, to long for fruit.
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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