ka.saph expresses longing or desire directed toward a person, place, possession, action, or prey.

The attested uses express directed longing: for a father's house in Genesis 31:30, for the work of one's hands in Job 14:15, and for prey in Psalm 17:12; the Niphal forms also occur where something is described as not desired in Zephaniah 2:1, while Psalm 84:3 is less clear in the supplied translation.

1. Directed desire or lack of desire · dominant

   The Qal imperfect forms describe desire aimed at an object: in Job 14:15 the APB renders, "you will long for the deed of your hands," and in Psalm 17:12 it renders a lion that "longs to tear its prey." In Genesis 31:30, the Niphal infinitive absolute form occurs in the explanation that someone left because he desired his father's house; Zephaniah 2:1 uses a Niphal perfect in the description of a nation "that is not longed for." Psalm 84:3 contains a Niphal perfect form, but the supplied APB wording does not make its specific contribution clear.

   Genesis 31:30Job 14:15Psalm 17:12Psalm 84:3Zephaniah 2:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause is clear, the APB uses "longed for" or "longs," including the negative "not longed for." Its wording for Psalm 84:3 does not visibly isolate the term.