Strongs Number: H8378
- Hebrew Word
- תַּאֲוָה
- Transliteration
- taʼăvâh
- Phonetic
- tah-av-aw'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
a longing; by implication a delight (subjectively {satisfaction} objectively a charm)
- BDB Definition
-
1. desire
a. desire, wish, longings of one's heart
1. lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense)
b. thing desired, object of desire
- Origin
- From H183 (abbreviated)
- Bible Usage
- {dainty} {desire} X-(idiom) {exceedingly} X-(idiom) {greedily} lust ({ing}) pleasant. See also H6914 .