2 occurrences
'Desire' in the Bible
like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],
“He must turn away from wickedness and do what is right.He must search for peace [with God, with self, with others] and pursue it eagerly [actively—not merely desiring it].
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Bless (187 instances)
- Desire (651 instances)
- Fancy (4 instances)
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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐπιποθέω
Epipotheo
Epipotheo
greatly desire , long , earnestly desire , long after , greatly long after , lust , desire , longed after
Usage: 9
שׁאף
Sha'aph
Sha'aph
Usage: 14
אב
'ab
'ab
Usage: 1214
או או
'ow
'ow
Usage: 320
בּקשׁ
Baqash
Baqash
seek , require , request , seek out , enquired , besought , ask , sought for , begging , desire , get , inquisition , procureth
Usage: 225
חפץ
Chaphets
Chaphets
Usage: 76
חפץ
Chaphets
Chaphets
Usage: 10
חפץ
Chephets
Chephets
Usage: 39
נפשׁ
Nephesh
Nephesh
soul , life , person , mind , heart , creature , body , himself , yourselves , dead , will , desire , man , themselves , any , appetite ,
Usage: 753
רצן רצון
Ratsown
Ratsown
Usage: 56
שׁאל שׁאל
Sha'al
Sha'al
Usage: 172
ζηλόω
Zeloo
Zeloo
Usage: 10
θέλω ἐθέλω
thelo
thelo
Usage: 136
Related Readings
Related Topics
- Adulthood
- Affirmative Action
- Ambition, positive aspects of
- Appetite, Spiritual
- Babies Used As A Spiritual Image
- Babies, Figurative Use
- Bible, Given For
- Bible, Names Of
- Birth, Spiritual
- Change And Growth
- Childlikeness
- Death Desired
- Desire For Death
- Desires For Holiness
- Desires Of The Heart
- Do Good!
- Edification, Means Of
- Evil Desires
- God's Desires