Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
taste
Usage: 1) taste, judgment 1a) taste 1b) judgment (fig.) 1c) decision, decree
Strong's Number
H2940
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
8
Strong's H2940 Quick Answer
Strong's H2940 טַּעַם (ta`am) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ta`am (tah'-am) n-m. 1. (properly) a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception 2. (by implication) intelligence It has 11 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include taste, behaviour, and advice. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ta`am (tah'-am) n-m. 1. (properly) a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception 2. (by implication) intelligence
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- taste, behaviour, and advice
Meaning and Definition
ta`am (tah'-am) n-m. 1. (properly) a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception 2. (by implication) intelligence 3. (transitively) a mandate [from H2938] KJV: advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding. Root(s): H2938
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2940. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2940 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ta`am, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H2940 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2940 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2940 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2940.
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2940, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2940 FAQ
What does taam (טַעַם) mean?
Taam (Strong's H2940) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "taste". ta`am (tah'-am) n-m. 1. (properly) a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception 2. (by implication) intelligence
How many times is taam (טַעַם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H2940 across 8 books.
Where can I study taam (טַעַם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2940 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate taam (טַעַם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as taste, behaviour, and advice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.