Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâʼaph

shaw-af'

שָׁאַף

What it means

to inhale eagerly

to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • swallow3
  • swalloweth1
  • desireth1
  • desire1
  • panted1
  • hasteth1
  • devour1
  • snuffeth1

Every place it appears 13

Ecclesiastes1:5
Isaiah42:14
Jeremiah2:2414:6
Ezekiel36:3
Amos2:78:4