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Lexicon :: Strong's H8378 - ta'ăvâ

Aa
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), pleasant (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H8378 in the following manner: desire (13x), lust (1x), greedily (1x), pleasant (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 - And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20 - He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:23 - The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1 - He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.
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