dainty, desire, exceedingly, greedily, lusting, pleasant
From 'avah (abbreviated); a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm) -- dainty, desire, X exceedingly, X greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also Qibrowth hat-Ta'a-vah.
see HEBREW 'avah
see HEBREW Qibrowth hat-Ta'a-vah
תַּאֲוָהnoun femininedesire — absolute
Genesis 3:6 +; construct
תַּאֲוַתPsalm 10:3 + etc.; —
desire, wishProverbs 13:12,19;
Proverbs 18:1; of physical appetite, longing for dainty food
מַאֲכַל׳תJob 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, covetousnessPsalm 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 namegiven to place where it occurredקִבְרוֺת הַתַּאֲוָה (q. v.) Numbers 11:34,35; Numbers 33:16,17; Deuteronomy 9:22.
2thing desired, in good sense Proverbs 10:24; bad sense Psalm 78:29 so לִבּוֺ׳תPsalm 21:3; thing desirable (to senses) Genesis 3:6 (לְעֵינַיִם׳ת); perhaps also Proverbs 19:22the ornament of a man is his kindness (Ra Ki, etc. but compare above)
Strong's Hebrew: 8378. תַּאֲוָה (taavah) — 21 Occurrences
Genesis 3:6
HEB:לְמַאֲכָ֜ל וְכִ֧י תַֽאֲוָה־ ה֣וּא לָעֵינַ֗יִם
NAS: for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes,
KJV: and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes,
INT: food for A delight and that it to the eyes
Numbers 11:4
HEB:בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ הִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑ה וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ וַיִּבְכּ֗וּ
NAS: them had greedy desires;
INT: were among had greedy again wept
1 Samuel 2:16
HEB:לְךָ֔ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּאַוֶּ֖ה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְאָמַ֥ר ׀
INT: take after dainty soul say
Job 33:20
HEB:וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ מַאֲכַ֥ל תַּאֲוָֽה׃
NAS: bread, And his soul favorite food.
KJV: bread, and his soul dainty meat.
INT: and his soul food favorite
Psalm 10:3
HEB:רָ֭שָׁע עַל־ תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ
NAS: of his heart's desire, And the greedy man
KJV: of his heart's desire, and blesseth
INT: the wicked and desire of his heart's and the greedy
Psalm 10:17
HEB: תַּאֲוַ֬ת עֲנָוִ֣ים שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ
NAS: You have heard the desire of the humble;
KJV: thou hast heard the desire of the humble:
INT:the desire of the humble have heard
Psalm 21:2
HEB: תַּאֲוַ֣ת לִ֭בּוֹ נָתַ֣תָּה
NAS: him his heart's desire, And You have not withheld
KJV: him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden
INT:desire his heart's have given
Psalm 38:9
HEB:נֶגְדְּךָ֥ כָל־ תַּאֲוָתִ֑י וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י מִמְּךָ֥
NAS: all my desire is before
KJV: Lord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning
INT: is before all my desire and my sighing at
Psalm 78:29
HEB:וַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּ מְאֹ֑ד וְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗ם יָבִ֥א לָהֶֽם׃
NAS: filled, And their desire He gave
KJV: for he gave them their own desire;
INT: filled and were well and their desire gave like
Psalm 78:30
HEB:לֹא־ זָר֥וּ מִתַּאֲוָתָ֑ם ע֝֗וֹד אָכְלָ֥ם
NAS: Before they had satisfied their desire, While
KJV: They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat
INT: not had satisfied their desire While their food
Psalm 106:14
HEB: וַיִּתְאַוּ֣וּ תַ֭אֲוָה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיְנַסּוּ־
NAS: But craved intensely in the wilderness,
KJV: But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness,
INT: craved intensely the wilderness and tempted
Psalm 112:10
HEB:יַחֲרֹ֣ק וְנָמָ֑ס תַּאֲוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד׃
NAS: and melt away; The desire of the wicked
KJV: and melt away: the desire of the wicked
INT: will gnash and melt the desire of the wicked will perish
Proverbs 10:24
HEB:הִ֣יא תְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּ וְתַאֲוַ֖ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן׃
NAS: will come upon him, But the desire of the righteous
KJV: it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous
INT: he will come the desire of the righteous will be granted
Proverbs 11:23
HEB: תַּאֲוַ֣ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים אַךְ־
NAS:The desire of the righteous is only
KJV:The desire of the righteous
INT:the desire of the righteous is only
Proverbs 13:12
HEB:וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃
NAS: sick, But desire fulfilled
KJV: sick: but [when] the desire cometh,
INT: tree of life desire fulfilled
Proverbs 13:19
HEB: תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶּעֱרַ֣ב
NAS:Desire realized is sweet
KJV:The desire accomplished is sweet
INT:Desire realized is sweet
Proverbs 18:1
HEB: לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד
NAS: himself seeks [his own] desire, He quarrels
KJV:Through desire a man, having separated
INT:desire seeks separates
Proverbs 19:22
HEB: תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ
NAS:What is desirable in a man
KJV:The desire of a man [is] his kindness:
INT:What A man is his kindness
Proverbs 21:25
HEB: תַּאֲוַ֣ת עָצֵ֣ל תְּמִיתֶ֑נּוּ
NAS:The desire of the sluggard
KJV:The desire of the slothful killeth
INT:the desire of the sluggard puts
Proverbs 21:26
HEB:הַ֭יּוֹם הִתְאַוָּ֣ה תַאֲוָ֑ה וְצַדִּ֥יק יִ֝תֵּ֗ן
KJV: He coveteth greedily all the day
INT: day is craving greedily the righteous gives
Isaiah 26:8
HEB:לְשִׁמְךָ֥ וּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖ תַּאֲוַת־ נָֽפֶשׁ׃
NAS: even Your memory, is the desire of [our] souls.
KJV: have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul
INT: your name your memory is the desire of souls
