עָרַג
arag · long for, pant
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6165 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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arag (עָרַג) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “long for, pant”.
To long for, to desire eagerly; said of a thirsty animal that seeks water and pants for it.
How to say it
a·rag
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To crave, like a thirsty animal.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- longs ×2
- long ×1
Where it appears
- Psalms 42:1
For the director. A maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer longs for channels of water, so my soul longs for you, Elohim.
- Joel 1:20
Even the livestock of the field long for you, for the channels of water have dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
And 1 more times.