† תַּאֲבָה n.f. longing;—ψ 119:20. H8375
longing — intense desire or craving, used of yearning for God's judgments
This noun denotes intense longing or desire. Psalm 119:20 reads literally 'my soul is crushed with longing for your judgments at all times.' The psalmist's desire for God's Torah is not casual interest but consuming passion. The physical language ('crushed') paired with 'longing' suggests desire so intense it becomes painful. This stands in stark contrast to indifference or dutiful obligation in religious observance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The noun appears in Psalm 119:20, describing the psalmist's intense longing for God's ordinances. The phrase 'my soul is crushed with longing' combines physical and emotional imagery to convey desire that is almost painful in its intensity. The multilingual glosses (Spanish 'anhelo,' French 'désir,' German 'Sehnsucht') all capture the affective yearning. This exemplifies Torah piety as passionate relationship rather than mere duty. 1×
AR["لِ-شَوْقٍ"]·ben["-আকাঙ্ক্ষায়-"]·DE["mit-Sehnsucht"]·EN["with-longing"]·FR["à-désir"]·heb["ל-תאבה"]·ID["karena-kerinduan"]·IT["[לתאבה]"]·jav["karana-kapenginan"]·KO["사모함-으로"]·PT["de-desejo"]·RU["от-желания"]·ES["de-anhelo"]·SW["kwa-kutamani"]·TR["arzuyla"]·urd["چاہت-سے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† תַּאֲבָה n.f. longing;—ψ 119:20.