H8378 — תַּאֲוָה (taʼăvâh)

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Strong's H8378 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: תַּאֲוָה (taʼăvâh)

Pronunciation: tah-av-aw'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from אָוָה (ʼâvâh) [H183] (abbreviated);

Definition: a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)

KJV Renderings: dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה (Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh) [H6914].

Senses

  1. desire
    1. desire, wish, longings of one's heart
    2. lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense)
    3. thing desired, object of desire

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G701 ἀρεστός arestós from G700 agreeable; by implication, fit (things that) please(-ing), reason
G1939 ἐπιθυμία epithymía from G1937 a longing (especially for what is forbidden) concupiscence, desire, lust (after)
G2129 εὐλογία eulogía from the same as G2127 fine speaking, i.e. elegance of language; commendation ("eulogy"), i.e. (reverentially) adoration; religiously, benediction; by implication, consecration; by extension, benefit or largess blessing (a matter of) bounty (X -tifully), fair speech
G2590 καρπός karpós probably from the base of G726 fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively fruit
H183 אָוָה ʼâvâh a primitive root to wish for covet, (greatly) desire, be desirous, long, lust (after)
H6914 קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh from the feminine plural of קֶבֶר (qeber) H6913 and תַּאֲוָה (taʼăvâh) H8378 with the article interposed; graves of the longing Kibroth-hat-Taavh, a place in the Desert Kibroth-hattaavah

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.