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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Strong's #2940 - טַעַם

Transliteration

ṭaʻam

Phonetics

tah'-am

Origin

from (H2938)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

815a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

taste, judgment
1. taste
2. judgment (figuratively)
3. decision, decree

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1106 ‑ γνώμη (gno'‑may); 2237 ‑ ἡδονή (hay‑don‑ay'); 3056 ‑ λόγος (log'‑os); 3809 ‑ παιδεία (pahee‑di'‑ah); 4907 ‑ σύνεσις (soon'‑es‑is); 5158 ‑ τρόπος (trop'‑os);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (12)

Exodus 1

Numbers 2

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

BSB (12)

Exodus 1

Numbers 2

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

CSB (10)

Exodus 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

ESV (12)

Exodus 1

Numbers 2

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

KJV (12)

Exodus 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

LEB (11)

Exodus 1

Numbers 1

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

LSB (12)

Exodus 1

Numbers 2

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

N95 (11)

Exodus 1

Numbers 2

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

NAS (12)

Exodus 1

Numbers 2

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (12)

Exodus 1

Numbers 2

1 Samuel 2

Job 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Jonah 1

ASV (12)

a reason 1

and the taste 1

any taste 1

be thy discretion 1

by the decree 1

discretion 1

his behavior 1

judgment 1

of it was as the taste 1

of it: and the taste 1

the understanding 1

therefore his taste 1

BSB (12)

and tasted 1

by the decree 1

discreetly 1

discretion 1

flavor 1

his behavior 1

his flavor 1

it tasted 1

judgment 1

the discernment 1

to be insane 1

your discernment 1

CSB (10)

discernment 1

flavor 1

good judgment 1

good sense 1

insane 1

judgment 1

order 1

taste 1

tasted 2

ESV (12)

behavior 1

decree 1

discernment 1

discretion 2

judgment 1

sensibly 1

taste 5

KJV (12)

advice 1

behaviour 2

decree 1

discretion 1

judgment 1

reason 1

taste 3

taste of it was as the taste 1

understanding 1

LEB (11)

a decree of 1

and its taste 1

discernment 1

discreetly 1

discretion 2

his behavior 1

his taste 1

like 1

taste 1

the discretion of 1

LSB (12)

decree 1

discernment 2

discreet 1

discretion 1

flavor 1

sanity 1

taste 5

N95 (11)

decree 1

discernment 2

discreet 1

discretion 1

flavor 1

sanity 1

taste 4

NAS (12)

decree 1

discernment 3

discreet 1

discretion 1

flavor 1

sanity 1

taste 4

NLT (0)

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

WEB (12)

and its taste 1

any taste 1

by the decree 1

discretion 1

his behavior 1

is your discretion 1

judgment 1

the understanding 1

therefore his taste 1

was like the taste 1

with discretion 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2236) m o u (תהאהמ ThAhM) AC: Taste CO: ? AB: Perceive: A distinguishing between flavors. Also, perception as the ability to distinguish between thoughts.

V) m o u (תהאהמ ThAhM) - Taste: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (14): (vf: Paal) taste, perceive, eat - Strongs: H2938 (טָעַם), H2939 (טְעֵם)

N^m) m o u (תהאהמ ThAhM) - I. Taste:[Hebrew and Aramaic] II. Decree:As perceived. [Aramaic only] KJV (43): taste, judgment, behaviour, advice, understanding, commandment, matter, command, account, decree, regarded, wisdom - Strongs: H2940 (טַעַם), H2941 (טַעַם), H2942 (טְעֵם)

a^m) m o u m (מתהאהמ MThAhM) - Meat: A flavorful meat. KJV (8): meat, dainty - Strongs: H4303 (מַטְעַמָּה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

טַ֫עַם noun masculine^{Jeremiah 48:11} taste, judegement — ׳ט absolute Job 6:6; Psalm 119:66; טָ֑עַם Proverbs 11:22; Proverbs 26:16; construct טַעַם Numbers 11:8 2t.; suffix טַעְמוֺ Exodus 16:31 4t.; טַעְמֵךְ 1 Samuel 25:33; —

1 taste of manna Exodus 16:31 (P), Numbers 11:8 (JE), compare Numbers 11:8; in juice of purslain Job 6:6; of Moab under figure of wine Jeremiah 48:11 ("" רֵיחַ).

2 figurative judgement, discretion, discernment, 1 Samuel 25:33; Proverbs 11:22 Job 12:20, so טוּב טַעַם וָדַעַת לַמְּדֵנִי Psalm 119:66; ׳מְשִׁיבֵי ט Proverbs 26:16 those answering discretion, i.e. discreetly: שׁנהטעם change, disguise one's judgement, sense 1 Samuel 21:13; Psalm 34:1, of David feigning madness.

3 (late Aramaism, compare Daniel 3:10 etc.) decision, decree טַעַם מֶלָךְ וּגְּדֹלָיו Jonah 3:7.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

טַעַם m.

(1) taste, flavour of food, Numbers 11:8; Jeremiah 48:11; Job 6:6.

(2) metaph. taste for judgment, discernment, reason (as in Lat. sapere, sapiens, sapientia, and on the other hand insipidus), 1 Samuel 25:33; Psalms 119:66; Job 12:20. אִשָּׁח סָרֵת טַעַם “a woman without discernment,” Proverbs 11:22. שִׁנָּה טַעַם to change one’s reason, i.e. to feign one’s self mad, Psalms 43:1. מְשִׁיבֵי טַעִם who give an answer intelligently. Proverbs 26:16.

(3) the sentence of a king; hence a royal decree, Jonah 3:7. See Chald.

טַעַם m. Ch. i.q. Hob. No. 3, a decree, mandate, Ezra 6:14. More frequently used is

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List of Word Forms

וְטַ֖עַם וְטַעְמ֖וֹ וטעם וטעמו טַ֝֗עַם טַ֣עַם טַ֭עְמוֹ טַעְמ֔וֹ טַעְמֵ֖ךְ טַעְמוֹ֙ טָֽעַם׃ טעם טעם׃ טעמו טעמך כְּטַ֖עַם כטעם מִטַּ֧עַם מטעם kə·ṭa·‘am kəṭa‘am keTaam miṭ·ṭa·‘am miṭṭa‘am mitTaam ṭa‘·mêḵ ṭa‘·mōw ṭa‘am ṭā‘am ṭa‘mêḵ ṭa‘mōw ṭa·‘am ṭā·‘am Taam taMech taMo veTaam vetaMo wə·ṭa‘·mōw wə·ṭa·‘am wəṭa‘am wəṭa‘mōw