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תשוקה

תשוקה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ו־ק

Noun

תְּשׁוּקָה (t'shuká) f (plural indefinite תְּשׁוּקוֹת, singular construct תְּשׁוּקַת־)

  1. a longing, a desire, a craving
    1. Of a person for other.
      • Song of Songs 7:11, with translation of the English Standard Version:
        אֲנִי לְדֹודִי וְעָלַי תְּשׁוּקָתֹֽו׃
        I am my beloved’s, and his desire is for me.
    2. Of beast to devour.
      • Genesis 3:16, with translation of the New International Version:
        אֶֽל־הָאִשָּׁה אָמַר הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה עִצְּבֹונֵךְ וְהֵֽרֹנֵךְ בְּעֶצֶב תֵּֽלְדִי בָנִים וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשָׁל־בָּֽךְ׃
        To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
      • Genesis 4:7

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