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Lexicon :: Strong's H8378 - ta'ăvâ

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תַּאֲוָה
Transliteration
ta'ăvâ
Pronunciation
tah-av-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָוָה (H183) (abbrev)
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TWOT Reference: 40d

Strong’s Definitions

תַּאֲוָה taʼăvâh, tah-av-aw'; from H183 (abbreviated); a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm):—dainty, desire, × exceedingly, × greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also H6914.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H8378 in the following manner: desire (13x), lust (1x), greedily (1x), pleasent (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H8378 in the following manner: desire (13x), lust (1x), greedily (1x), pleasent (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. desire

    1. desire, wish, longings of one's heart

      1. lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense)

    2. thing desired, object of desire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּאֲוָה taʼăvâh, tah-av-aw'; from H183 (abbreviated); a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm):—dainty, desire, × exceedingly, × greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also H6914.
STRONGS H8378: Abbreviations
† תַּאֲוָה noun feminine desire — absolute Genesis 3:6 +; construct תַּאֲוַת Psalm 10:3 + etc.; —
1. desire, wish Proverbs 13:12, 19; Proverbs 18:1; of physical appetite, longing for dainty food מַאֲכַל ת׳ Job 33:20; distinctly good sense Psalm 10:17; Psalm 38:10; Proverbs 11:23; Proverbs 19:22 (? compare below) Isaiah 26:8 (נָֿ֑פֶשׁ לְשִׁמְךָ וּלְזִכְרְךָ ת׳); bad sense, lust, appetite, covetousness Psalm 10:3 (ת׳ נַפְשׁוֺ) Psalm 112:10; Proverbs 21:25, 26 (as accusative of cognate meaning); particularly of longing for dainties of Egypt Numbers 11:4; Psalm 106:14 (both accusative of cognate meaning) Psalm 78:30 & in proper name given to place where it occurred קִבְרוֺת הַתַּאֲוָה (which see) Numbers 11:34, 35; Numbers 33:16, 17; Deuteronomy 9:22.
2. thing desired, in good sense Proverbs 10:24; bad sense Psalm 78:29 so לִבּוֺ ת׳ Psalm 21:3; thing desirable (to senses) Genesis 3:6 (לְעֵינַיִם ת׳); perhaps also Proverbs 19:22 the ornament of a man is his kindness (Ra Ki, etc. but compare above)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:6; 3:6

Numbers

11:4; 11:34; 11:35; 33:16; 33:17

Deuteronomy

9:22

Job

33:20

Psalms

10:3; 10:3; 10:17; 21:3; 38:10; 78:29; 78:30; 106:14; 112:10

Proverbs

10:24; 11:23; 13:12; 13:19; 18:1; 19:22; 19:22; 21:25; 21:26

Isaiah

26:8

H8378

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8378 matches the Hebrew תַּאֲוָה (ta'ăvâ),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:6 - And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband [fn]with her, and he ate.

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The [fn]rabble among them [who followed Israel from Egypt] had greedy desires [for familiar and delicious food], and the Israelites wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - If the man said to him, “[fn]Certainly they are to burn (offer) the fat first, and then you may take as much as [fn]you want,” then the priest’s servant would say, “No! You shall give it to me now or I will take it by force.”

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So that his life makes him loathe food,

And his soul [loathe] even his favorite dishes.

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For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire,

And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the LORD.

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O LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble and oppressed;

You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to hear,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 -

You have given him his heart’s desire,

And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 -

Lord, all my desire is before You;

And my sighing is not hidden from You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 -

So they ate and were well filled,

He gave them what they craved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 -

Before they had satisfied their desire,

And while their food was in their mouths,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 -

But lusted intensely in the wilderness

And tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.

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The wicked will see it and be angered,

He will gnash his teeth and melt away [in despair and death];

The desire of the wicked will perish and come to nothing.

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What the wicked fears will come upon him,

But the desire of the righteous [for the blessings of God] will be granted.

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The desire of the righteous brings only good,

But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.

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Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

But when desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

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Desire realized is sweet to the soul;

But it is detestable to fools to turn away from evil [which they have planned].

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He who [willfully] separates himself [from God and man] seeks his own desire,

He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

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That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love,

But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.

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The desire of the lazy kills him,

For his hands refuse to labor;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 -

He craves all the day long [and does no work],

But the righteous [willingly] gives and does not withhold [what he has].

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Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O LORD,

We have waited expectantly for You;

Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.

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