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to desire wrongfully,
inordinately, or without due
regard for the rights of others:
to covet another's prope!y. to
wish for, especially eagerly: He
won the prize they all coveted.
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What is covet mean in the Bible?

The Hebrew word for "covet" can also be

translated as "lust", and the book of
Proverbs warns against coveting in the
form of sexual lust. Do not lust in your
hea! a#er her beauty or let her
captivate you with her eyes, for the
prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread,
and the adulteress preys upon your very
life.

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Covet De"nition & Meaning

desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean to have
a longing for. desire stresses the strength of
feeling and often implies strong intention or…
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to want to have something very much,
especially something that belongs to someone
else: She always coveted power but never…
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If you covet something, you eagerly desire
something that someone else has. If it's 95
degrees out and humid, you may find yourse…
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If you covet something, you strongly want to
have it for yourself. [formal]. She coveted his
job so openly that conversations between…
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Covet De"nition & Meaning

To want ardently (esp., something that another
person has); long for with envy. Webster's New
World ; To feel strong or immoderate desire f…
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What does covet mean?

Part of the definition of covet is “to set your
heart upon” a thing. This definition clearly
shows us the evil behind that kind of desire.

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COVET meaning: to want (something that you
do not have) very much.

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v.tr. 1. To feel strong or immoderate desire for
(that which is another's). 2. To wish for
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What Does Covet Mean? Bible

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Used in two senses: good, simply to desire
earnestly but legitimately. e.g. the King James
Version 1 Corinthians 12:31; 14:39; bad, to…
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