שָׁכָה
sha.khah
H7904
H:V
Hebrew
to lust
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Books
Hebrew
Language
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
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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.