ta.av expresses a speaker’s directed desire for salvation or for the precepts that give life.

The attested use expresses a first-person speaker’s directed desire: for salvation in Psalm 119:174 and for precepts in Psalm 119:40.

1. Directed personal desire · dominant

   The same Qal perfect, first common singular form occurs in two first-person petitions. In Psalm 119:174 the APB renders the clause "I have longed for your salvation," while in Psalm 119:40 it renders "I long for your precepts" before asking for life in righteousness.

   Psalm 119:174Psalm 119:40

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form with "have longed for" in Psalm 119:174 and "long for" in Psalm 119:40. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall expression of desire rather than establish separate senses.