a.khaph denotes craving that drives a laborer’s toil in Proverbs 16:26.

The attested use describes craving as the pressure connected with a laborer’s toil, in the clause concerning his mouth in Proverbs 16:26.

1. Craving that drives labor · dominant

   In Proverbs 16:26, the Qal perfect masculine singular form occurs in the clause about a laborer who toils for himself because his mouth presses upon him; the APB renders the verse, “The soul of a laborer toils for him, for his mouth craves it.”

   Proverbs 16:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 16:26, the APB presents the clause with “his mouth craves it.” This wording confirms the verse’s overall portrayal of craving without isolating every element of the Hebrew clause.