Strong's Concordance
Original word: שָׁאַף
Transliteration: sha'aph
Definition (short): pant
Definition (full): to inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten -- desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.
References
KJV:
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
NASB:
"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
KJV:
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
NASB:
"As a slave who pants for the shade, And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,
KJV:
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
NASB:
"Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place.
KJV:
{To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.} Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
NASB:
For the choir director; according to Jonath elem rehokim. A Mikhtam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me.