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te.em H2942

טְעֵם (te.em) means “command” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

טְעֵם Hebrew · H2942 28 tagged occurrences in 26 verses

Pronunciation guide: teh-ame' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2942

טְעֵם · te.em · command

1) report, taste 1a) taste 1b) report

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

(Aramaic) from H2939 (טְעַם), and equivalent to H2941 (טַעַם); properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)

KJV glosses: [phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.

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How translators render H2942

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
a decree 5
decree 4
a decree concerning 1
an order 1
and tact 1
and the decrees 1
is commanded 1
so order 1
the command 1
the decree 1
you 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
a decree 12
the chancellor 3
commanded 2
and according to the commandment 1
and wisdom 1
commandment 1
hath commanded 1
regarded 1
regardeth 1
that a decree 1
whiles he tasted 1

Verses containing H2942

Page 1 of 1. 26 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. Ezra 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:

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  2. Ezra 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,

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  3. Ezra 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.

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  4. Ezra 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.

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  5. Ezra 4:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

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  6. Ezra 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

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  7. Ezra 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

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  8. Ezra 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the first year of his reign, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.

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  9. Ezra 5:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.

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  10. Ezra 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.

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  11. Ezra 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,

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  12. Ezra 6:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.

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  13. Ezra 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.

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  14. Ezra 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.

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  15. Ezra 6:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.

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  16. Ezra 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.

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  17. Ezra 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,

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  18. Ezra 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?

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  19. Daniel 2:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.

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  20. Daniel 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,

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  21. Daniel 3:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

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  22. Daniel 3:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”

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  23. Daniel 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.

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    Source alternate reference: 4.3

  24. Daniel 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

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  25. Daniel 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”

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    Source alternate reference: 6.14

  26. Daniel 6:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.

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    Source alternate reference: 6.27

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