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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 the woman seeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - And the rabble who are in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, 'Who doth give us flesh?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - and the man saith unto him, 'Let them surely make a perfume (as to-day) with the fat, then take to thee as thy soul desireth;' and he hath said to him, 'Surely now thou dost give; and if not -- I have taken by strength.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20 - And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - The desire of his heart Thou gavest to him, And the request of his lips Thou hast not withheld. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - Lord, before Thee is all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet is their food in their mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - The wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 - The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life is the coming desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1 - For an object of desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - Also, in the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance Is the desire of the soul.
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