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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
the First Week of Advent

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Strong's #8378 - תַּאֲוָה

Transliteration

taʼăvâh

Phonetics

tah-av-aw'

Origin

from (H183) (abbrev)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

40d

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

desire
1. desire, wish, longings of one´s heart
  1. lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense)
2. thing desired, object of desire

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 701 ‑ ἀρεστός (ar‑es‑tos'); 1939 ‑ ἐπιθυμία (ep‑ee‑thoo‑mee'‑ah); 2129 ‑ εὐλογία (yoo‑log‑ee'‑ah); 2590 ‑ καρπός (kar‑pos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (18)

Genesis 1

Job 1

Psalms 8

Proverbs 7

Isaiah 1

BSB (19)

Genesis 2

Numbers 1

Job 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

CSB (15)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Job 1

Psalms 8

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

ESV (20)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Job 1

Psalms 8

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

KJV (20)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Job 1

Psalms 8

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

LEB (19)

Genesis 1

1 Samuel 1

Job 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

LSB (21)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Job 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 10

Isaiah 1

N95 (12)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Job 1

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

NAS (21)

Genesis 1

Numbers 2

Job 1

Psalms 8

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (19)

Genesis 1

Job 1

Psalms 8

Proverbs 8

Isaiah 1

ASV (18)

all my desire 1

but when the desire 1

dainty 1

desire 2

exceedingly 1

from that which they desired 1

greedily 1

is the desire 1

the desire 5

them their own desire 1

to be desired 1

upon him; and the desire 1

was a delight 1

BSB (19)

and the bounty 1

are the desire 1

but desire 1

but the desire 1

desire 2

intensely 1

loathes his favorite 1

more 1

pleasing 1

selfish desires 1

the craving 1

the cravings 1

the desire 3

the desires 1

their desire 1

what they craved 1

CSB (15)

craving 1

delightful 1

desirable 1

desire 7

selfish desires 1

the desire 1

their desire 1

what they craved 1

with craving 1

ESV (20)

choicest 1

craved 1

craves 1

craving 2

delight 1

desire 10

desired 1

desires 1

exceedingly 1

longing 1

KJV (20)

* 1

dainty 1

desire 14

exceedingly 1

greedily 1

lust 1

pleasant 1

LEB (19)

a craving 2

a desire 1

are the desire of 1

but a desire 1

but the desire of 1

desire 1

him the desire of 1

loathes ⌊appetizing 1

my longing is 1

the craving of 2

the desire of 3

the longing of 1

their craving 1

was a delight 1

what they craved 1

LSB (21)

delight 1

desirable 1

desire 13

favorite 1

greedy 1

insatiably 1

intensely 1

is 1

what 1

N95 (12)

delight 1

desirable 1

desire 7

favorite 1

greedy 1

what 1

NAS (21)

crave 1

cravings 1

delight 1

desirable 1

desire 12

is 1

longing 2

lustfully 1

what 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (19)

all my desire 1

are the desire 1

but gave 1

but when longing 1

cravings 1

dainty 1

desire 1

from their cravings 1

greedily 1

longing 1

selfishness 1

the desire 4

them their own desire 1

to be desired 1

was a delight 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1005) e a (אה AH) AC: Sigh CO: Sigher AB: Where: The pictograph a represents strength of the ox. The e is one looking at a great sight and sighing. Combined they mean "a strong sigh". This can be a sigh when searching as when the ox snorts when desiring food. This root is closely related to ae. (eng: ah; woe)

A) e a (אה AH) AC: Sigh CO: ? AB: ?: The howling of one searching.

N^m) e a (אה AH) - Ah: The sigh of one in exclamation out of a desire. [df: xa ya] KJV (4): ah, alas, woe - Strongs: H253 (אָח), H337 (אִי), H338 (אִי)

B) e e a (אהה AHH) AC: Sigh CO: ? AB: ?: A screaming out of pain.

N^m) e e a (אהה AHH) - Ah: KJV (15): ah, alas - Strongs: H162 (אֲהָהּ)

D) e a i (יאה YAH) AC: Desire CO: ? AB: ?: Rightful ownership of what is desired.

V) e a i (יאה YAH) - Belong: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) appertain - Strongs: H2969 (יָאָה)

J) e f a (אוה AWH) AC: Sigh CO: ? AB: Desire: A sigh out of a desire.

V) e f a (אוה AWH) - Desire: KJV (26): (vf: Hitpael, Piel) desire, longing, covet, lust, point out - Strongs: H183 (אָוָה)

i^f1) e f a t (תאוה TAWH) - Desire: What is good or bad, that is desired. KJV (20): desire, lust, greedily - Strongs: H8378 (תַּאֲוָה)

M) e i a (איה AYH) AC: ? CO: Hawk AB: ?: A bird that flies high searching for food and screeches as a loud sigh.

N^f) e i a (איה AYH) - Hawk: KJV (3): kite, vulture - Strongs: H344 (אַיָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

תַּאֲוָה noun feminine desire — absolute Genesis 3:6 +; construct תַּאֲוַת Psalm 10:3 + etc.; — 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 (׳תנַפְשׁוֺ) 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 (q. v.) 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)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

תַּאֲוָה f. (from the root אָוַה No. I)

(1) desire, longing, whether good and just, Psalms 10:17, 21:3 or wicked, Psalms 112:10.

(2) in a bad sense, lust, desire (Luft, Gelüft). Numbers 11:4, הִתְאַוּוּ תַּאֲוָה “they lusted a lust.” Psal. 78:29, 30 Psalms 78:30. קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה the graves of lust, Numbers 11:34, 35 Numbers 11:35.

(3) delight, object of desire. מַאֲכַל תַּאְוָה food of delight, i.e. delicate, Job 33:20; Genesis 3:6 also, honour, ornament, Genesis 49:26; Proverbs 19:22.

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List of Word Forms

וְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗ם וְתַאֲוַ֖ת ותאות ותאותם לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה לתאוה מִתַּאֲוָתָ֑ם מתאותם תְּאַוֶּ֖ה תַ֭אֲוָה תַּאֲוַ֖ת תַּאֲוַ֣ת תַּאֲוַ֬ת תַּאֲוַת־ תַּאֲוָ֑ה תַּאֲוָ֣ה תַּאֲוָ֥ה תַּאֲוָֽה׃ תַּאֲוָתִ֑י תַֽאֲוָה־ תַאֲוָ֑ה תאוה תאוה־ תאוה׃ תאות תאות־ תאותי lə·ṯa·’ă·wāh ləṯa’ăwāh Letaavah mit·ta·’ă·wā·ṯām mitta’ăwāṯām mittaavaTam ta’ăwāh ṯa’ăwāh ṯa’ăwāh- ta’ăwaṯ ta’ăwaṯ- ta’ăwāṯî ta·’ă·wā·ṯî ta·’ă·wāh ṯa·’ă·wāh ṯa·’ă·wāh- ta·’ă·waṯ ta·’ă·waṯ- taavah taaVat taavaTi tə’awweh tə·’aw·weh teavVeh vetaaVat vetaavaTam wə·ṯa·’ă·wā·ṯām wə·ṯa·’ă·waṯ wəṯa’ăwaṯ wəṯa’ăwāṯām