רְעוּת
rĕʿût
longing
Strong's H7469NounHebrewTWOT 2187b

רְעוּת (rĕʿût) is a Hebrew noun meaning longing. It appears 7 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7469).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2187b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2187b)longing, striving; feeding; vexation
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

רְעוּת noun, feminine: longing, striving

Strong's H7469 רְעוּת: a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after
KJV:vexation.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2187: רעה rʿh — take pleasure, desire, opinion, thought, disposition, watch, regard, respect, observe, attend to, tend sheep, aim at, purpose

See it in Scripture

Ecclesiastes 1:14

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