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Lexicon :: Strong's H2938 - ṭāʿam

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טָעַם
Transliteration
ṭāʿam
Pronunciation
taw-am'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 815

Strong’s Definitions

טָעַם ṭâʻam, taw-am'; a primitive root; to taste; figuratively, to perceive:—× but, perceive, taste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2938 in the following manner: taste (10x), perceive (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2938 in the following manner: taste (10x), perceive (1x).

  1. to taste, perceive, eat

    1. (Qal) to taste

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָעַם ṭâʻam, taw-am'; a primitive root; to taste; figuratively, to perceive:—× but, perceive, taste.
STRONGS H2938: Abbreviations
† טָעַם verb taste, perceive (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic bdb038011, טְעֵים taste; Assyrian noun ṭêmû, sense, command, ZimBP 92 LyonSargontexte 67 AsrbAnnals iii, 95; Arabic bdb038101 eat, taste, examine by tasting; Ethiopic bdb038102 bdb038103 taste, examine by tasting, etc.) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ט׳ 1 Samuel 14:24; 3rd person feminine singular טָֽעֲמָה Proverbs 31:18; 1st person singular טָעַמְתִּי 1 Samuel 14:29, 43; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִטְעַם 1 Samuel 19:36 [2 Samuel 19:35 ?] + 2 times; 1st person singular אֶטְעַם 2 Samuel 3:35; 3rd person masculine plural יִטְעֲמוּ Jonah 3:7; Imperative masculine plural טַעֲמוּ Psalm 34:9; Infinitive absolute טָעֹם 1 Samuel 14:13; —
1. taste, of eating in small quantity, followed by accusative לָ֑חֶם 1 Samuel 14:24, מְעַט דְּבַשׁ 1 Samuel 14:29, so 1 Samuel 14:43 (טָעִם טָעַמְתִּי); לֶחֶם אוֺ כָלמְֿאוּמָה 2 Samuel 3:35; מְאוּמָה Jonah 3:7.
2. of sense of taste, object אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר אֹכַל וְאֶתאֲֿשֶׁר אֶשְׁתֶּה 2 Samuel 19:36 [2 Samuel 19:35]; so חֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַםלֿוֺ Job 12:11; חֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹל Job 34:3.
3. figurative Proverbs 31:18 she tasteth that her gain is good (object clause with כִּי), i.e. she experiences that her trade is profitable; so מַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּיטֿוֺב יהוה Psalm 34:9 taste ye and see that י׳ is good.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2939.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

14:13; 14:24; 14:29; 14:29; 14:43; 14:43

2 Samuel

3:35; 3:35; 19:35; 19:35

Job

12:11; 34:3

Psalms

34:9; 34:9

Proverbs

31:18; 31:18

Jonah

3:7; 3:7

H2938

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2938 matches the Hebrew טָעַם (ṭāʿam),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24 - Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, “Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening—before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:29 - “My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:43 - “Tell me what you have done,” Saul demanded of Jonathan.
“I tasted a little honey,” Jonathan admitted. “It was only a little bit on the end of my stick. Does that deserve death?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:35 - David had refused to eat anything on the day of the funeral, and now everyone begged him to eat. But David had made a vow, saying, “May God strike me and even kill me if I eat anything before sundown.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:35 - I am eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a burden to my lord the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11 - The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3 - Job said, ‘The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 - Taste and see that the LORD is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:18 - She makes sure her dealings are profitable;
her lamp burns late into the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:7 - Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city: “No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all.
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