Tᵉshûwqâh — H8669

Definition

feminine noun

a longing

1. desire, longing, craving
1. of man for woman
2. of woman for man
3. of beast to devour

Usually translated as

desire

Origin

from H7783 in the original sense of stretching out after

• Derived from Shûwq (H7783)

Greek equivalents

• epistrophḗ (G1995)

Occurrences

Tᵉshûwqâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Song of Songs (1)

• Genesis 3:16 — Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire (תְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְ) shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
• Genesis 4:7 — If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire (תְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹ), and thou shalt rule over him.
• Song of Songs 7:10 — I am my beloved’s, and his desire (תְּשׁוּקָתֽוֹ) is toward me.