Desire in the Bible: 111 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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desire KJV

“Desire” is in the King James Bible 111 times, in 109 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

תּאוה ta'ăvâh 14 times
θέλω, ἐθέλω thelō ethelō 9 times
חפץ chêphets 9 times
חפץ châphêts 6 times
αἰτέω aiteō 5 times
נפשׁ nephesh 5 times
ἐπιθυμέω epithumeō 4 times
אוה 'âvâh 4 times
חמד châmad 4 times
ἐπιθυμία epithumia 3 times
אוּה 'avvâh 3 times
חמדּה chemdâh 3 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 6 times

26 more, less often

מחמד machmâd 3 times
רצון רצן râtsôn râtsôn 3 times
שׁאל שׁאל shâ'al shâ'êl 3 times
תּשׁוּקה teshûqâh 3 times
ἐπιζητέω epizēteō 2 times
ἐπιπόθησις epipothēsis 2 times
ζηλόω zēloō 2 times
ὀρέγομαι oregomai 2 times
חפץ châphêts 2 times
ἀξιόω axioō 1 time
δέ de 1 time
ἐπιποθέω epipotheō 1 time
ἐπιποθία epipothia 1 time
ἐρωτάω erōtaō 1 time
εὐδοκία eudokia 1 time
אב 'âb 1 time
אבה 'âbeh 1 time
אביּונה 'ăbı̂yônâh 1 time
בּעא בּעה be‛â' be‛âh 1 time
בּקשׁ bâqash 1 time
חשׁק châshaq 1 time
חשׁק chêsheq 1 time
כּסף kâsaph 1 time
נשׂא נסה nâśâ' nâsâh 1 time
שׁאף shâ'aph 1 time
תּו tâv 1 time

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Habakkuk

2:5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

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