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It appears in contexts that suggest an intense inclination or yearning, often in relational or covenantal settings. The term is used to describe both human and divine desires, indicating a deep-seated inclination or pull towards something or someone.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of desire was often linked to relational dynamics, whether between humans or between humans and the divine. The use of "teshuqah" in the Hebrew Bible reflects this cultural understanding, emphasizing the power and intensity of desire in shaping relationships and actions. The term is notably used in the context of the consequences of the Fall in Genesis, highlighting the altered dynamics between man and woman.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a longing<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>desire (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">תְּשׁוּקָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>longing</b></font>; — of woman for man, <font class="hebrew2">אֶלאִֿישֵׁח תְּשׁוּקָתֵח</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/3-16.htm">Genesis 3:16</a> (J); of man for woman, <font class="hebrew2">אֲנִי לְדוֺדִי וְאֵלַי תְּשׁוּקָתוֺ</font> Cant 7:11; of beast to devour, figurative <font class="hebrew2">אֵלֶיךָ תְּשׁוּקָתוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a> (J). (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἀποστροφή</font> Genesis, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐπιστροφή</font> Canticles, whence Nes<sup>Marg. 6</sup> proposes <font class="hebrew2">תְּשׁוּבָתֵךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/3-16.htm">Genesis 3:16</a>, which Ball<sup>Hpt</sup> reads in all; but how explain the unusual and striking word in MT?). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>desire <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7783.htm">shuwq</a> in the original sense of stretching out after; a longing -- desire. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7783.htm">shuwq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>תְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹ תְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֽוֹ׃ תשוקתו תשוקתו׃ תשוקתך tə·šū·qā·ṯêḵ tə·šū·qā·ṯōw teShukaTech teShukaTo təšūqāṯêḵ təšūqāṯōw<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 3:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶל־ אִישֵׁךְ֙ <b> תְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְ </b> וְה֖וּא יִמְשָׁל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> children; <span class="itali">Yet your desire</span> will be for your husband,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> children; <span class="itali">and thy desire</span> [shall be] to thy husband,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will be for your husband <span class="itali">your desire</span> and he will rule<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 4:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רֹבֵ֑ץ וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ <b> תְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹ </b> וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּמְשָׁל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at the door; <span class="itali">and its desire</span> is for you, but you must master<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at the door. <span class="itali">And unto thee [shall be] his desire,</span> and thou shalt rule<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is crouching and <span class="itali">desire</span> you master<p><b><a href="/text/songs/7-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 7:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְדוֹדִ֔י וְעָלַ֖י <b> תְּשׁוּקָתֽוֹ׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I am my beloved's, <span class="itali">And his desire</span> is for me.<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I [am] my beloved's, <span class="itali">and his desire</span> [is] toward me.<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beloved's and <span class="itali">and his desire</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8669.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8669.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8669<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/teshukatech_8669.htm">tə·šū·qā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/teshukato_8669.htm">tə·šū·qā·ṯōw — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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