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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 - vidit igitur mulier quod bonum esset lignum ad vescendum et pulchrum oculis aspectuque delectabile et tulit de fructu illius et comedit deditque viro suo qui comedit

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - vulgus quippe promiscuum quod ascenderat cum eis flagravit desiderio sedens et flens iunctis sibi pariter filiis Israhel et ait quis dabit nobis ad vescendum carnes

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - dicebatque illi immolans incendatur primum iuxta morem hodie adeps et tolle tibi quantumcumque desiderat anima tua qui respondens aiebat ei nequaquam nunc enim dabis alioquin tollam vi

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20 - abominabilis ei fit in vita sua panis et animae illius cibus ante desiderabilis

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - [Vulgate 9:24] quia laudavit impius desiderium animae suae et avarus adplaudens sibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - [Vulgate 9:38] desiderium pauperum audit Dominus praeparasti ut cor eorum audiat auris tua

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - [Vulgate 20:3] desiderium cordis eius dedisti ei et voluntate labiorum eius non fraudasti eum semper

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - [Vulgate 37:10] Domine in conspectu tuo omne desiderium meum et gemitus meus a te non est absconditus

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - [Vulgate 77:29] et comederunt et saturati sunt nimis et desiderium eorum adtulit eis

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - [Vulgate 77:30] non indiguerunt de cupiditate sua cum adhuc cibus esset in ore eorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - [Vulgate 105:14] et desideraverunt desiderium in deserto et temptaverunt Deum in solitudine

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - [Vulgate 111:10] res impius videbit et irascetur sen dentibus suis frendet et tabescet thau desiderium impiorum peribit

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - quod timet impius veniet super eum desiderium suum iustis dabitur

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 - desiderium iustorum omne bonum est praestolatio impiorum furor

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - spes quae differtur adfligit animam lignum vitae desiderium veniens

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - desiderium si conpleatur delectat animam detestantur stulti eos qui fugiunt mala

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1 - occasiones quaerit qui vult recedere ab amico omni tempore erit exprobrabilis

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - homo indigens misericors est et melior pauper quam vir mendax

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - desideria occidunt pigrum noluerunt enim quicquam manus eius operari

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - tota die concupiscit et desiderat qui autem iustus est tribuet et non cessabit

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - et in semita iudiciorum tuorum Domine sustinuimus te nomen tuum et memoriale tuum in desiderio animae
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