כָּסַף

Strong’s Definition

properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(have) desire, be greedy, long, sore.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to long for, yearn for, long after
• 2.(qal) to long for
• 3.(niphal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâçaph; Pronunciation: kaw-saf'