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תַּאֲוָה

ta.a.vah · desire

Hebrew · Strong's H8378 · Noun · Sounds like: tah-av-aw' · 20 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

from אָוָה (abbreviated); a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm); dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה.

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Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
תַּאֲוָה n.f. desire
2. thing desired

Every occurrence

  1. Genesis 3:6 תַֽאֲוָה־ ta.'a.vah- · A person, place or thing

    And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.

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