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kuv´et (×וה, 'aÌ„waÌ„h; ζηλοÌω, zeÌ„loÌoÌ„, “to desire earnestly,†“to set the heart and mind upon anythingâ€): Used in two senses: good, simply to desire earnestly but legitimately. e.g. the King James Version ; ; bad, to desire unlawfully, or to secure illegitimately (בּצע, baÌ„ca‛; ἐπιθυμεÌω, epithumeÌoÌ„, ; , etc.); hence, called “lust†(; ), “concupiscence†(the King James Version ; ).