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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 a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20 -
So that his life abhorreth bread,
And his soul dainty food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 -
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,
And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 -
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek:
Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 -
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire,
And hast not withholden the request of his lips.
[Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 -
Lord, all my desire is before thee;
And my groaning is not hid from thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 -
So they did eat, and were well filled;
And he gave them their own desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 -
They were not estranged from that which they desired,
Their food was yet in their mouths,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 -
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
And tempted God in the desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 -
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved;
He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away:
The desire of the wicked shall perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 -
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him;
And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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The desire of the righteous is only good;
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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Hope deferred maketh the heart sick;
But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

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The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire,
And rageth against all sound wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 -
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;
And a poor man is better than a liar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 -
The desire of the sluggard killeth him;
For his hands refuse to labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 -
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;
But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul.
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