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Lexicon :: Strong's H2938 - ṭāʿam

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טָעַם
Transliteration
ṭāʿam
Pronunciation
taw-am'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 815

Strong’s Definitions

טָעַם ṭâʻam, taw-am'; a primitive root; to taste; figuratively, to perceive:—× but, perceive, taste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H2938 in the following manner: taste (10x), perceive (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H2938 in the following manner: taste (10x), perceive (1x).

  1. to taste, perceive, eat

    1. (Qal) to taste

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טָעַם ṭâʻam, taw-am'; a primitive root; to taste; figuratively, to perceive:—× but, perceive, taste.
STRONGS H2938: Abbreviations
† טָעַם verb taste, perceive (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic , טְעֵים taste; Assyrian noun ṭêmû, sense, command, ZimBP 92 LyonSargontexte 67 AsrbAnnals iii, 95; Arabic eat, taste, examine by tasting; Ethiopic taste, examine by tasting, etc.) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ט׳ 1 Samuel 14:24; 3rd person feminine singular טָֽעֲמָה Proverbs 31:18; 1st person singular טָעַמְתִּי 1 Samuel 14:29, 43; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִטְעַם 1 Samuel 19:36 [2 Samuel 19:35 ?] + 2 times; 1st person singular אֶטְעַם 2 Samuel 3:35; 3rd person masculine plural יִטְעֲמוּ Jonah 3:7; Imperative masculine plural טַעֲמוּ Psalm 34:9; Infinitive absolute טָעֹם 1 Samuel 14:13; —
1. taste, of eating in small quantity, followed by accusative לָ֑חֶם 1 Samuel 14:24, מְעַט דְּבַשׁ 1 Samuel 14:29, so 1 Samuel 14:43 (טָעִם טָעַמְתִּי); לֶחֶם אוֺ כָלמְֿאוּמָה 2 Samuel 3:35; מְאוּמָה Jonah 3:7.
2. of sense of taste, object אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר אֹכַל וְאֶתאֲֿשֶׁר אֶשְׁתֶּה 2 Samuel 19:36 [2 Samuel 19:35]; so חֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַםלֿוֺ Job 12:11; חֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹל Job 34:3.
3. figurative Proverbs 31:18 she tasteth that her gain is good (object clause with כִּי), i.e. she experiences that her trade is profitable; so מַעֲמוּ וּרְאוּ כִּיטֿוֺב יהוה Psalm 34:9 taste ye and see that י׳ is good.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2939.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

14:13; 14:24; 14:24; 14:29; 14:29; 14:43; 14:43

2 Samuel

3:35; 3:35; 19:35; 19:35

Job

12:11; 34:3

Psalms

34:9; 34:9

Proverbs

31:18; 31:18

Jonah

3:7; 3:7