כָּמַהּ

kamah · long, faint with longing

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3642 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

kamah (כָּמַהּ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “long, faint with longing”.

To yearn, to faint with longing for something. It appears only once in the Bible.

How to say it

ka·mah

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.

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Where it appears

  • Psalms 63:1

    A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. Elohim, my El are you; I seek you earnestly; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you, in a land dry and weary, without water.