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תַּאֲוָה H8378

taʼăvâh — dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also H6914 (קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה).. Appears in 20 verses. Full definition →
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Numbers 11:4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? Job 33:20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. Psalms 10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart' s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. Psalms 10:17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: Psalms 21:2 Thou hast given him his heart' s desire, and hast not withheld the request of his lips. Selah. Psalms 38:9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. Psalms 78:29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; Psalms 78:30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, Psalms 106:14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. Psalms 112:10 The wicked shall see it , and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. Proverbs 10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. Proverbs 11:23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. Proverbs 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. Proverbs 19:22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. Proverbs 21:25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. Proverbs 21:26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. Isaiah 26:8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

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