- Original: כּסף - Transliteration: Kacaph - Phonetic: kaw-saf' - Definition: 1. to long for, yearn for, long after a. (Qal) to long for b. (Niphal) 1. to long for (deeply) 2. being longed for (participle) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1015 - Part(s) of speech: Verb par - Strong's: A primitive root; to shear: - X only poll. Compare H3765 . - Strong's: A primitive root; properly to become pale that is (by implication) to pine after; also to fear: - [have] desire be greedy long sore. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • desire, 1 Job 14:15 • desired, 1 Zephaniah 2:1 • greedy, 1 Psalm 17:12 • longedst, 2 Genesis 31:30(2) • longeth, 1 Psalm 84:2