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טַעַם H2940

H2940 is the Hebrew word טַעַם, transliterated ṭaʻam and said tah'-am. The King James Version most often renders it taste.

Word: טַעַםTransliteration: ṭaʻamSaid: tah'-amLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate.

Where it comes from

from H2938 (טָעַם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

taste 4×behaviour 2×advice 1×understanding 1×judgment 1×therefore his taste 1×decree 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.

Verses using טַעַם

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 16:31 · KJV

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Numbers 11:8 · KJV

And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

1 Samuel 21:13 · KJV

And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

1 Samuel 25:33 · KJV

And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

Job 6:6 · KJV

Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Job 12:20 · KJV

He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

Psalm 34:1 · KJV

I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalm 119:66 · KJV

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

Jeremiah 48:11 · KJV

Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

Jonah 3:7 · KJV

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

Common questions

What does Strong's H2940 mean?

H2940 is the Hebrew word טַעַם (ṭaʻam), meaning properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate.

How is H2940 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it taste (4 times), behaviour (2 times), advice (1 time), understanding (1 time), judgment (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2940 appear in the Bible?

טַעַם (ṭaʻam) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2940 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2938 (טָעַם).

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