a.rag expresses intense longing, shown in animals seeking water and a soul thirsting for God.

The attested use describes urgent longing directed toward what is needed or sought: animals in a water-deprived land in Joel 1:20 and the speaker's soul toward the living God in Psalm 42:2.

1. Urgent longing toward what is sought · dominant

   In Joel 1:20, the Qal imperfect feminine singular form occurs of animals as water channels have withered; the APB renders the clause "The animals of the soil also long for you." In Psalm 42:2, the same Qal imperfect feminine singular form appears twice in the speaker's expression of thirst for the living God; the APB renders "My soul thirsts for God, for the living God."

   Joel 1:20Psalm 42:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "long for" in Joel 1:20 and expresses the Psalm's desire through "thirsts for" in Psalm 42:2. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall portrayal of longing rather than establish separate senses.