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Lexicon :: Strong's H2940 - ṭaʿam

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טַעַם
Transliteration
ṭaʿam
Pronunciation
tah'-am
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 815a

Strong’s Definitions

טַעַם ṭaʻam, tah'-am; from H2938; properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate:—advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H2940 in the following manner: taste (5x), behaviour (2x), advice (1x), understanding (1x), judgment (1x), discretion (1x), reason (1x), decree (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H2940 in the following manner: taste (5x), behaviour (2x), advice (1x), understanding (1x), judgment (1x), discretion (1x), reason (1x), decree (1x).

  1. taste, judgment

    1. taste

    2. judgment (fig.)

    3. decision, decree

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טַעַם ṭaʻam, tah'-am; from H2938; properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate:—advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.
STRONGS H2940: Abbreviations
† טַ֫עַם noun masculineJeremiah 48:11 taste, judgment — ט׳ absolute Job 6:6; Psalm 119:66; טָ֑עַם Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 26:16; construct טַעַם Numbers 11:8 + 2 times; suffix טַעְמוֺ Exodus 16:31 + 4 times; טַעְמֵךְ 1 Samuel 25:33; —
1. taste of manna Exodus 16:31 (P), Numbers 11:8 (JE), compare Numbers 11:8; in juice of purslain Job 6:6; of Moab under figure of wine Jeremiah 48:11 (|| רֵיחַ).
2. figurative judgement, discretion, discernment, 1 Samuel 25:33; Proverbs 11:22 Job 12:20, so טוּב טַעַם וָדַעַת לַמְּדֵנִי Psalm 119:66; מְשִׁיבֵי ט׳ Proverbs 26:16 those answering discretion, i.e. discreetly: שׁנה טעם change, disguise one's judgement, sense 1 Samuel 21:13; Psalm 34:1, of David feigning madness.
3. (late Aramaism, compare Daniel 3:10 etc.) decision, decree טַעַם מֶלָךְ וּגְּדֹלָיו Jonah 3:7.

See related Aramaic BDB entries H2941, H2942.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

16:31; 16:31

Numbers

11:8; 11:8; 11:8

1 Samuel

21:13; 25:33; 25:33

Job

6:6; 6:6; 12:20

Psalms

34:1; 119:66; 119:66

Proverbs

11:22; 11:22; 26:16; 26:16

Jeremiah

48:11; 48:11

Daniel

3:10

Jonah

3:7

H2940

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2940 matches the Hebrew טַעַם (ṭaʿam),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:31 - And the house of Israel called its name Manna; and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like cake with honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:8 - The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it with hand-mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of oil-cakes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:13 - And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:33 - And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:6 - Shall that which is insipid be eaten without salt? Is there any taste in the white of an egg?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:20 - He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:1 - {A Psalm of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.} I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:66

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:22 - A fair woman who is without discretion, is as a gold ring in a swine's snout.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:16 - A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:11 - Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and hath settled on his lees; he hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:7 - And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water;
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