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taʾăvā תַּאֲבָה ‘longing’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from tāʾav תָּאַב ‘to loathe’, compare bāyay בָּיַי ‘oh that!’
Roots: תאב

taʾăvā n, f
1) longing

Mentioned in Psalms 119:20

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