BDB3385
[יָאַב] verb long, desire (Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2149], and especially Ethpa`al and derivatives) —
Qal
Perfect 1 singular לְמִצְוֺתֶיךָ
יָא֑בְתִּי
Ps 119:131
, late Aramaism.
Strong's Lexicon
H2968
H2968 — יָאַב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2968 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יָאַב |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ya'ab |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yaw-ab' |
| Meaning: | 1. to desire |
| KJV Renderings: | long. |
Use Strong's responsibly
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
יאב (yāh-av’)
Psalms 119:181
- EHCC: for I longed for thy commandments.