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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 - So 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,[fn] she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it 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 loathes bread,
and his appetite the choicest food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul,
and the one greedy for gain curses[fn] and renounces the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - You have given him his heart’s desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - O Lord, all my longing is before you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - And they ate and were well filled,
for he gave them what they craved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - But before they had satisfied their craving,
while the food was still in their mouths,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness,
and put God to the test in the desert;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - The wicked man sees it and is angry;
he gnashes his teeth and melts away;
the desire of the wicked will perish!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - What the wicked dreads will come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 - The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1 - Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - What is desired in a man is steadfast love,
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 kills him,
for his hands refuse to labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - All day long he craves and craves,
but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - In the path of your judgments,
O LORD, we wait for you;
your name and remembrance
are the desire of our soul.
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