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šāʾaf שָׁאַףAto long for, Bto crush’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: שָׁאַף, שָׁאַף

šāʾaf v
A1) to gasp, pant, pant after, long for, breathe heavily
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to gasp, pant after, snuff up
  1a2) to gasp or pant (with desire), pant after, be eager for
  1a3) to thirst for one's blood (from actions of animals) (fig)
B1) to crush, trample, trample upon
 1a) (Qal) to trample upon, crush

Mentioned in Isaiah 42:14 Jeremiah 2:24, 14:6 Ezekiel 36:3 Amos 2:7, 8:4 Psalms 56:2, 57:4, 119:131, 56:3 Job 5:5, 36:20, 7:2 Ecclesiastes 1:5

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