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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 BoxGen 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:6 - When the woman H802 saw H7200 that the tree H6086 was good H2896 for food, H3978 and that it was a delight H8378 to the eyes, H5869 and that the tree H6086 was desirable H2530 to make one wise, H7919 she took H3947 from its fruit H6529 and ate; H398 and she gave H5414 also H1571 to her husband H376 with her, and he ate. H398

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - The rabble H628 who H834 were among H7130 them [fn]had H183 greedy H8378 desires; H183 H8378 and also H1571 the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 wept H1058 again H7725 and said, H559 “Who H4310 will give us [fn]meat H1320 to eat? H398

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - If H518 the man H376 said H559 to him, “They must surely H6999 [fn]burn H6999 the fat H2459 [fn]first, H3117 and then take H3947 as much H834 as [fn]you desire,” H183 then he would say, H559 “No, H3808 but you shall give H5414 it to me now; H6258 and if H518 not, I will take H3947 it by force.” H2394

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20 - So that his life H2416 loathes H2092 bread, H3899
And his soul H5315 favorite H8378 food. H3978

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - For the wicked H7563 boasts H1984 of his heart’s H5315 desire, H8378
And [fn]the greedy H1214 man H1214 curses H1288 and spurns H5006 the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - O LORD, H3068 You have heard H8085 the desire H8378 of the [fn]humble; H6035
You will strengthen H3559 their heart, H3820 You will incline H7181 Your ear H241

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - You have given H5414 him his heart’s H3820 desire, H8378
And You have not withheld H4513 the request H782 of his lips. H8193 [fn]Selah. H5542

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - Lord, H136 all H3605 my desire H8378 is [fn]before H5048 You;
And my sighing H585 is not hidden H5641 from You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - So they ate H398 and were well H3966 filled, H7646
And their desire H8378 He gave H935 to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - [fn]Before they had satisfied H2114 their desire, H8378
While H5750 their food H400 was in their mouths, H6310

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - But craved H183 intensely H8378 in the wilderness, H4057
And [fn]tempted H5254 God H410 in the desert. H3452

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - The wicked H7563 will see H7200 it and be [fn]vexed, H3707
He will gnash H2786 his teeth H8127 and melt H4549 away; H4549
The desire H8378 of the wicked H7563 will perish. H6

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - What H4034 the wicked H7563 fears H4034 will come H935 upon him,
But the desire H8378 of the righteous H6662 will be granted. H5414

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 - The desire H8378 of the righteous H6662 is only H389 good, H2896
But the expectation H8615 of the wicked H7563 is wrath. H5678

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Hope H8431 deferred H4900 makes H2470 the heart H3820 sick, H2470
But desire H8378 [fn]fulfilled H935 is a tree H6086 of life. H2416

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - Desire H8378 realized H1961 is sweet H6149 to the soul, H5315
But it is an abomination H8441 to fools H3684 to turn H5493 away H5493 from evil. H7451

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1 - He who separates H6504 himself seeks H1245 his own desire, H8378
He [fn]quarrels H1566 against all H3605 sound H8454 wisdom. H8454

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - What H8378 is desirable H8378 in a man H120 is his [fn]kindness, H2617
And it is better H2896 to be a poor H7326 man than H4480 a liar. H376 H3577

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - The desire H8378 of the sluggard H6102 puts H4191 him to death, H4191
For his hands H3027 refuse H3985 to work; H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - All H3605 day H3117 long he [fn]is craving, H183
While the righteous H6662 gives H5414 and does not hold H2820 back. H2820

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - Indeed, H637 while following the way H734 of Your judgments, H4941 O LORD, H3068
We have waited H6960 for You eagerly; H6960
Your name, H8034 even Your memory, H2143 is the desire H8378 of our souls. H5315
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