Lexicon
שָׁכָה
sha.khah
H7904
H:V Hebrew

to lust

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sha.khah describes lusting in the image of well-fed horses neighing toward a neighbor's wife.

The attested use depicts lusting as the desire attributed to well-fed horses that neigh toward a neighbor's wife in Jeremiah 5:8.

Senses in use

  1. Lusting desire · dominant

    In Jeremiah 5:8, the masculine plural active participle occurs in the comparison of well-fed horses, followed by each man neighing toward his neighbor's wife. The APB renders the clause "They were horses well-fed, lusting."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 5:8, the APB presents the form with "lusting" in its image of well-fed horses.

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