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It is used to express a strong desire or craving, typically for something that is deeply valued or needed. This longing can be directed towards God, spiritual fulfillment, or other significant aspects of life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Hebrew context, longing and yearning were often associated with the soul's deep desires for connection with God, community, and the fulfillment of divine promises. The Hebrew culture placed a strong emphasis on the heart's desires and the pursuit of righteousness, often viewing such longings as integral to one's relationship with God and community.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to faint<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>yearns (1).<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">כָּמַהּ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>faint</b></font> (Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb048401.gif"> is <em>be pale</em> of face, <em>gray</em> (of daylight), <em>weak-eyed</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb048402.gif"> <em>blind from birth</em>; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb048403.gif"> <em>be blind</em>), only figurative — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">לְךָ בְשָׂרִי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2</a> <em>faint</em> (with longing) <em>for thee</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">צָֽמְאָה לְךָ נַפְשִׁי</font>). <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>long <p>A primitive root; to pine after -- long. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כָּמַ֣הּ כמה kā·mah kaMah kāmah<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/psalms/63-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 63:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/63.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְךָ֨ ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י <b> כָּמַ֣הּ </b> לְךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/63.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for You, my flesh <span class="itali">yearns</span> for You, In a dry<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/63.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for thee, my flesh <span class="itali">longeth</span> for thee in a dry<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/63-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thirsts my soul <span class="itali">yearns</span> my flesh land<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3642.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3642.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3642<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kamah_3642.htm">kā·mah — 1 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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