תשוקה

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Hebrew

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Root
שׁ־ו־ק (sh-w-q)

Noun

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תְּשׁוּקָה (tshukáf (plural indefinite תְּשׁוּקוֹת, singular construct תְּשׁוּקַת־)

  1. a longing, a desire, a craving
    1. Of one person for another.
    2. Of a beast to devour; hunger.
      • Tanach, 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.”

Declension

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