23 occurrences

'Desired' in the Bible

But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have let us hear things like this at this time.”

Verse ConceptsGod KillingMaking Cereal Offerings And LibationsGod's Things RevealedGod Killing Individuals

If one man sins against another, God will mediate for him; but if a man sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for the Lord desired to put them to death.

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfGod's Activity In IsraelRebukeWicked Children, Regard To ParentsGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsGodly ManDeath Of A FatherParents Being Wrong

So Hiram gave Solomon as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalTreesBarteringCedar Wood

Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do,

Verse ConceptsMan's Work FinishedThe First Temple

“So their sons entered and possessed the land.And You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites,And You gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land,To do with them as they desired.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Examples OfThose God Gave Into Their Hands

the young lady would go in to the king in this way: anything that she desired was given her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

Verse ConceptsGiving To OthersRight Desiresmistress

Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;My ears You have opened;Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

Verse ConceptsEarsTeachablenessGod's DesiresThe Faculty Of HearingSacrificesSacrifice

Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,At the mountain which God has desired for His abode?Surely the Lord will dwell there forever.

Verse ConceptsGod's DwellingAvoid Envy

Then they were glad because they were quiet,So He guided them to their desired haven.

Verse ConceptsHarborsMotionlessnessRejoicing In ReliefUndisturbed

For the Lord has chosen Zion;He has desired it for His habitation.

Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofdesiresGod Lives In Jerusalemzion

“This is My resting place forever;Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

Verse ConceptsGod Lives In JerusalemRest

All that my eyes desired I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor and this was my reward for all my labor.

Verse ConceptsEvil EyesReward For WorksSelf LoveBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

Surely you will be ashamed of the oaks which you have desired,And you will be embarrassed at the gardens which you have chosen.

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturaldisgraceShrinesAnimismOaksShame Of Idolatry

“Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet,

Verse ConceptsBronzeBeastsBrassFractions, One FourthTeethStampingGrinding PeopleCosmic CreaturesMeaningIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Verse ConceptsMany Seeking SalvationNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsNot Knowing About ChristChrist Telling The TruthUnhearingLooking At God's Works

And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

Verse ConceptsPassoverSuffering, Of Jesus ChristRight Desirescommunion

Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says,“Sacrifice and offering You have not desired,But a body You have prepared for Me;

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualBody Of ChristSacrificesPreparationSacrificeVolunteeringgirlfriends

After saying above, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have not desired, nor have You taken pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the Law),

Verse ConceptsOfferingsFulfilling The LawNot Pleasing GodSacrificesSacrifice

For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.

Verse ConceptsCryingWeepingDelay, Examples OfGod Abandoning IndividualsMourning In RegretRejection

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐπιποθέω 
Epipotheo 
Usage: 9

ἐπιπόθησις 
Epipothesis 
Usage: 2

αἰτέω 
Aiteo 
Usage: 43

ἀξιόω 
Axioo 
Usage: 7

ἐξαιτέομαι 
Exaiteomai 
Usage: 0

ἐπερωτάω 
Eperotao 
Usage: 55

ἐπιζητέω 
Epizeteo 
Usage: 8

ἐπιθυμέω 
Epithumeo 
Usage: 10

ἐπιθυμία 
Epithumia 
Usage: 35

ἐπιποθία 
Epipothia 
Usage: 1

ἐρωτάω 
Erotao 
Usage: 42

εὐδοκία 
Eudokia 
good pleasure , good will , seem good 9 , desire
Usage: 7

ζηλόω 
Zeloo 
Usage: 10

ζητέω 
Zeteo 
seek , seek for , go about , desire ,
Usage: 79

θέλημα 
thelema 
will , desire , pleasure
Usage: 45

θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would , will/would have , desire , desirous , list , to will ,
Usage: 136

ἱμείρομαι 
himeiromai 
Usage: 1

κενόδοξος 
Kenodoxos 
Usage: 1

ὀρέγομαι 
Oregomai 
Usage: 3

παρακαλέω 
Parakaleo 
Usage: 102

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