שׁאף
shâ'aph
shaw-af'
A primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively to covet; by implication to be angry; also to hasten
KJV Usage: desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.
שׁאף
shâ'aph
shaw-af'
A primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively to covet; by implication to be angry; also to hasten
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
BDB8380
שׁאף
1. to gasp, pant, pant after, long for, breathe heavily
a. (Qal)
1. to gasp, pant after, snuff up
2. to gasp or pant (with desire), pant after, be eager for
3. to thirst for one's blood (from actions of animals)(fig)
2. to crush, trample, trample upon
a. (Qal) to trample upon, crush
Origin: a primitive root
TWOT: 2305,2306
Parts of Speech: Verb