Hebrew word study
תַּאֲוָה H8378
- Transliteration
- taʼăvâh
- Pronunciation
- tah-av-aw'
- KJV glosses
- dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also H6914 (קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה).
Lexical summary
a longing
by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a longing
by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information