תַּאֲוָה
ta.a.vah
“desire”
Definition
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
from H183 (אָוָה) (abbreviated);
- desire 1a) desire, wish, longings of one's heart 1a1) lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense) 1b) thing desired, object of desire
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
תַּאֲוָה appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
The desire of a man is loving devotion;better to be poor than a liar.
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart;he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
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