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Lexicon :: Strong's H2938 - ṭāʿam

Aa
טָעַם
Transliteration
ṭāʿam
Pronunciation
taw-am'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 815

Strong’s Definitions

טָעַם ṭâʻam, taw-am'; a primitive root; to taste; figuratively, to perceive:—× but, perceive, taste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2938 in the following manner: taste (10x), perceive (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2938 in the following manner: taste (10x), perceive (1x).

  1. to taste, perceive, eat

    1. (Qal) to taste

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָעַם ṭâʻam, taw-am'; a primitive root; to taste; figuratively, to perceive:—× but, perceive, taste.
STRONGS H2938: Abbreviations
† טָעַם verb taste, perceive (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic bdb038011, טְעֵים taste; Assyrian noun ṭêmû, sense, command, ZimBP 92 LyonSargontexte 67 AsrbAnnals iii, 95; Arabic bdb038101 eat, taste, examine by tasting; Ethiopic bdb038102 bdb038103 taste, examine by tasting, etc.) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ט׳ 1 Samuel 14:24; 3rd person feminine singular טָֽעֲמָה Proverbs 31:18; 1st person singular טָעַמְתִּי 1 Samuel 14:29, 43; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִטְעַם 1 Samuel 19:36 [2 Samuel 19:35 ?] + 2 times; 1st person singular אֶטְעַם 2 Samuel 3:35; 3rd person masculine plural יִטְעֲמוּ Jonah 3:7; Imperative masculine plural טַעֲמוּ Psalm 34:9; Infinitive absolute טָעֹם 1 Samuel 14:13; —
1. taste, of eating in small quantity, followed by accusative לָ֑חֶם 1 Samuel 14:24, מְעַט דְּבַשׁ 1 Samuel 14:29, so 1 Samuel 14:43 (טָעִם טָעַמְתִּי); לֶחֶם אוֺ כָלמְֿאוּמָה 2 Samuel 3:35; מְאוּמָה Jonah 3:7.
2. of sense of taste, object אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר אֹכַל וְאֶתאֲֿשֶׁר אֶשְׁתֶּה 2 Samuel 19:36 [2 Samuel 19:35]; so חֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַםלֿוֺ Job 12:11; חֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹל Job 34:3.
3. figurative Proverbs 31:18 she tasteth that her gain is good (object clause with כִּי), i.e. she experiences that her trade is profitable; so מַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּיטֿוֺב יהוה Psalm 34:9 taste ye and see that י׳ is good.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2939.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

14:13; 14:24; 14:24; 14:29; 14:29; 14:43; 14:43

2 Samuel

3:35; 3:35; 19:35; 19:35

Job

12:11; 34:3

Psalms

34:9; 34:9

Proverbs

31:18; 31:18

Jonah

3:7; 3:7

H2938

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2938 matches the Hebrew טָעַם (ṭāʿam),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24 - Now the men H376 of Israel H3478 were hard-pressed H5065 on that day, H3117 for Saul H7586 had put H422 the people H5971 under H422 oath, H422 saying, H559 “Cursed H779 be the man H376 who H834 eats H398 food H3899 [fn]before H5704 evening, H6153 and until H5704 I have avenged H5358 myself on my enemies.” H340 So none H3808 H3605 of the people H5971 tasted H2938 food. H3899

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:29 - Then Jonathan H3083 said, H559 “My father H1 has troubled H5916 the land. H776 See H7200 now, H4994 how H3588 my eyes H5869 have brightened H215 because H3588 I tasted H2938 a little H4592 of this H2088 honey. H1706

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:43 - Then Saul H7586 said H559 to Jonathan, H3083 “Tell H5046 me what H4100 you have done.” H6213 So Jonathan H3083 told H5046 him and said, H559 “I indeed H2938 tasted H2938 a little H4592 honey H1706 with the end H7097 of the staff H4294 that was in my hand. H3027 Here H2009 I am, I must die!” H4191

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:35 - Then all H3605 the people H5971 came H935 to [fn]persuade David H1732 to eat H1262 bread H3899 while it was still H5750 day; H3117 but David H1732 vowed, H7650 saying, H559 “May God H430 do H6213 so H3541 to me, and more H3254 also, H3541 if H3588 H518 I taste H2938 bread H3899 or H176 anything H3972 else H3605 before H6440 the sun H8121 goes H935 down.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:35 - “I am [fn]now H3117 eighty H8084 years H8141 old. H1121 Can I distinguish H3045 between H996 good H2896 and bad? H7451 Or H518 can your servant H5650 taste H2938 what H834 I eat H398 or what H834 I drink? H8354 Or H518 can I hear H8085 anymore H5750 the voice H6963 of singing H7891 men and women? Why H4100 then should your servant H5650 be an added H5750 burden H4853 to my lord H113 the king? H4428

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11 - “Does not the ear H241 test H974 words, H4405
As the palate H2441 [fn]tastes H2938 its food? H400

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3 - “For the ear H241 tests H974 words H4405
As the palate H2441 tastes H2938 food. H398

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 - O taste H2938 and see H7200 that the LORD H3068 is good; H2896
How blessed H835 is the man H1397 who takes H2620 refuge H2620 in Him!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:18 - She senses H2938 that her gain H5504 is good; H2896
Her lamp H5216 does not go H3518 out at night. H3915

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:7 - He issued H2199 a proclamation H2199 and it said, H559 “In Nineveh H5210 by the decree H2940 of the king H4428 and his nobles: H1419 Do not let man, H120 beast, H929 herd, H1241 or flock H6629 taste H2938 a thing. H3972 Do not let them eat H7462 or drink H8354 water. H4325
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