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longing

Meaning of “longing”

An eager or intense desire.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 28:32

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Every verse containing “longing”

KJV PCE
Deuteronomy 28:32
Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 28:32 · retained source text

Thy sonnes, and thy daughters shall be giuen vnto another people, and thine eyes shal looke, and faile with longing for them al the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.

Psalms 107:9
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 107:9 · retained source text

For he satisfieth the longing soule: and filleth the hungry soule with goodnesse.

Psalms 119:20
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 119:20 · retained source text

My soule breaketh for the longing: that it hath vnto thy iudgements at all times.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

An eager desire; a craving or preternatural appetite.

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