desire
ta.a.vah denotes a person's longing or craving, whether for food, an outcome, or something sought by the heart.
The term most often marks a longing directed toward something sought or hoped for, including an outcome granted to the righteous, a realized wish, or the poor person's petition. In several contexts it depicts craving that presses toward food or another object and is associated with testing God, taking by force, or refusal to act.
Senses in use
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Longing for a sought-for good or outcome · dominant
Construct noun forms identify a longing in relation to those who hold it or what they seek: in Isaiah 26:8 the APB renders the clause "the desire of our soul is for your name and your memorial," while Proverbs 10:24 places the righteous person's longing alongside its being granted. In Proverbs 13:12 and Proverbs 13:19, the APB presents the arrival or realization of that longing as life-giving or pleasing.
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Craving that drives appetite or conduct · common
The noun occurs in scenes of pressing appetite: in Numbers 11:4 the APB renders the people as craving and asking for flesh, and Psalm 78:29 says they received what they craved. In Genesis 3:6, the tree is presented as desirable before the woman takes and eats its fruit; Psalm 106:14 joins such wanting in the wilderness with testing God.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the term with "desire," "craved," "craving," and "desirable," depending on the verse's clause. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the surrounding presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.