TBESH · H2938
טָעַם · ta.am · to perceive
1) to taste, perceive, eat 1a) (Qal) to taste Aramaic equivalent: te.am (טְעֵם "to feed" H2939)
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ta.am H2938
טָעַם (ta.am) means “to perceive” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
טָעַם Hebrew · H2938 11 tagged occurrences in 10 verses
Pronunciation guide: taw-am' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to taste; figuratively, to perceive
KJV glosses: [idiom] but, perceive, taste.
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How translators render H2938
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| taste | 3 |
| tastes | 2 |
| i only tasted | 1 |
| i taste | 1 |
| i tasted | 1 |
| she sees | 1 |
| tasted | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| taste | 4 |
| because i tasted | 1 |
| i did but | 1 |
| if i taste | 1 |
| o taste | 1 |
| she perceiveth | 1 |
| tasted | 1 |
| tasteth | 1 |
Verses containing H2938
Page 1 of 1. 10 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 1 Samuel 14:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 14:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 14:43
· BSB · 2 occurrences
“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 3:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 19:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.36
- Job 12:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
Read word by word - Job 34:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.
Read word by word - Psalms 34:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 34.9
- Proverbs 31:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
Read word by word - Jonah 3:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.
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