טַעַם

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H2940

taste — used 13 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

taste tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

טַ֫עַם: n.m. taste, judgment tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. Jo 48:11 taste, judgment—ט׳ abs. Jb 6:6 ψ 119:66; טָ֑עַם Pr 11:22; 26:16; cstr. טַעַם Nu 11:8 + 2 times; sf. טַעְמוֹ Ex 16:31 + 4 times; טַעְמֵךְ 1 S 25:33;— taste of manna Ex 16:31 (P), Nu 11:8 (JE), cf. v 8; in syrup of mallow Jb 6:6; of Moab under fig. of wine Je 48:11 (‖ רֵיחַ). fig. judgment, discretion, discernment, 1 S 25:33 Pr 11:22 Jb 12:20, so טוּב טַעַם וָדַעַת לַמְּדֵנִי ψ 119:66; מְשִׁיבֵי ט׳ Pr 26:16 those answering discretion, i.e. discreetly; שׁנה טעם change, disguise one’s judgment, sense 1 S 21:14 ψ 34:1, of David feigning madness. (late Aramaism, cf. Dn 3:10 etc.) decision, decree טַעַם מֶלֶךְ וּגְדֹלָיו Jon 3:7.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 12 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: taste (4); discernment (2); of discernment (2).

In the verses

Job 12:20 · tree →

מֵסִ֣יר שָׂ֭פָה לְנֶאֱמָנִ֑ים וְטַ֖עַם זְקֵנִ֣ים יִקָּֽח׃

Word for word: [he.is].removing a.lip of trusted.[ones] and.[the] discernment of.elders he.takes.away

JPS 1917: He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders.

Proverbs 26:16 · tree →

חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁ֣יבֵי טָֽעַם׃

Word for word: [is].wise a.sluggard in his.own eyes more than.seven.[people] [who].bring.back (of).discernment

JPS 1917: The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that give wise answer.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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