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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), 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 - And when H7200➔ the woman H802 saw ➔H7200 that H3588 the tree H6086 was good H2896 for food, H3978 and that H3588 it H1931 was pleasant H8378 to the eyes, H5869 and a tree H6086 to be desired H2530 to make one wise, H7919 she took H3947 of the fruit thereof, H6529 and did eat, H398 and gave H5414 also H1571 unto her husband H376 with her; H5973 and he did eat. H398

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - And the mixt multitude H628 that H834 was among them H7130 fell a lusting: H183 H8378 and H7725➔ the children H1121 of Israel H3478 also H1571 wept H1058 again, ➔H7725 and said, H559 Who H4310 shall give us H398➔ flesh H1320 to eat? ➔H398

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:16 - And H559➔ if any man H376 said ➔H559 unto him, H413 Let H6999➔ them H6999➔ not fail to ➔H6999 burn ➔H6999 the fat H2459 presently, H3117 and then take H3947 as much as H834 thy soul H5315 desireth; H8378 then he would answer H559 him, Nay; but H3588 thou shalt give H5414 it me now: H6258 and if H518 not, H3808 I will take H3947 it by force. H2394

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:20 - So that H2092➔ his life H2416 abhorreth ➔H2092 bread, H3899 and his soul H5315 dainty H8378 meat. H3978

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 - For H3588 the wicked H7563 boasteth H1984 of H5921 his heart's H5315 desire, H8378 and H1214➔ blesseth H1288 the covetous, ➔H1214 whom the LORD H3068 abhorreth. H5006

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:17 - LORD, H3068 thou hast heard H8085 the desire H8378 of the humble: H6035 thou wilt prepare H3559 their heart, H3820 thou wilt cause H7181➔ thine ear H241 to hear: ➔H7181

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:2 - Thou hast given H5414 him his heart's H3820 desire, H8378 and H782➔ hast H4513➔ not H1077 withholden ➔H4513 the request ➔H782 of his lips. H8193 Selah. H5542

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:9 - Lord, H136 all H3605 my desire H8378 is before thee; H5048 and my groaning H585 is H5641➔ not H3808 hid ➔H5641 from thee. H4480

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - So they did eat, H398 and were H7646➔ well H3966 filled: ➔H7646 for H8378➔ he gave H935 them their own desire; ➔ H8378

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:30 - They were H2114➔ not H3808 estranged ➔H2114 from their lust. H8378 But while H5750➔ their meat H400 was yet ➔H5750 in their mouths, H6310

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:14 - But lusted H183 exceedingly H8378 in the wilderness, H4057 and 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 shall see H7200 it, and be grieved; H3707 he shall gnash H2786 with his teeth, H8127 and melt away: H4549 the desire H8378 of the wicked H7563 shall perish. H6

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:24 - The fear H4034 of the wicked, H7563 it H1931 shall come upon him: H935 but the desire H8378 of the righteous H6662 shall be granted. H5414

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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 - Hope H8431 deferred H4900 maketh H2470➔ the heart H3820 sick: ➔H2470 but H6086➔ when the desire H8378 cometh, H935 it is a tree ➔H6086 of life. H2416

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - The desire H8378 accomplished H1961 is sweet H6149 to the soul: H5315 but H8441➔ it is abomination ➔H8441 to fools H3684 to depart H5493 from evil. H7451

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:1 - Through desire H8378 a man, H1245➔ having separated himself, H6504 seeketh ➔H1245 and intermeddleth H1566 with all H3605 wisdom. H8454

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - The desire H8378 of a man H120 is his kindness: H2617 and H2896➔ a poor man H7326 is better ➔H2896 than H376 a liar. H3577

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:25 - The desire H8378 of the slothful H6102 killeth him; H4191 for H3588 his hands H3027 refuse H3985 to labour. H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - He coveteth H183 greedily H8378 all H3605 the day long: H3117 but the righteous H6662 giveth H5414 and H3808➔ spareth H2820 not. ➔H3808

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - Yea, H637 in the way H734 of thy judgments, H4941 O LORD, H3068 have we waited for thee; H6960 the desire H8378 of H5315➔ our soul ➔H5315 is to thy name, H8034 and to the remembrance of thee. H2143
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