Know the Word.

Hebrew word

taʼăvâh

tah-av-aw'

תַּאֲוָה

What it means

a longing

a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)

Where it comes from

from ʼâvâh (אָוָה) (abbreviated)

How the King James translates it

  • desire13
  • pleasant1
  • dainty1
  • lust1
  • exceedingly1
  • greedily1

Every place it appears 18

taʼăvâh — Hebrew word meaning “a longing”