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tᵊšūqā תְּשׁוּקָה ‘desire’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šūq שׁוּק ‘to overflow’ in the original sense of stretching out after

tᵊšūqā n, f
1) desire, longing, craving
 1a) of man for woman
 1b) of woman for man
 1c) of beast to devour

Mentioned in Genesis 3:16, 4:7 Song of Songs 7:11

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