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Hebrew word · H8378

תַּאֲוָה

ta'avah

desire

Appears 20 times in 20 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

Where it appears

Genesis · 1
  1. Genesis 3:6 תַֽאֲוָה־ [was] a delight

    When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Numbers · 1
  1. Numbers 11:4 תַּאֲוָ֑ה a craving

    Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?

Job · 1
  1. Job 33:20 תַּאֲוָֽה׃ desire

    so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.

Psalms · 8
  1. Psalm 10:3 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [the] desire of

    For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

  2. Psalm 10:17 תַּאֲוַ֬ת [the] desire of

    You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

  3. Psalm 21:2 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [the] desire of

    You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

  4. Psalm 38:9 תַּאֲוָתִ֑י desire my

    O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

  5. Psalm 78:29 וְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗ם and desire their

    So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.

  6. Psalm 78:30 מִתַּאֲוָתָ֑ם from desire their

    Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

  7. Psalm 106:14 תַ֭אֲוָה a craving

    They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.

  8. Psalm 112:10 תַּאֲוַ֖ת [the] desire of

    The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

Proverbs · 8
  1. Proverbs 10:24 וְתַאֲוַ֖ת and [the] desire of

    What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

  2. Proverbs 11:23 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [the] desire of

    The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

  3. Proverbs 13:12 תַּאֲוָ֥ה a desire

    Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

  4. Proverbs 13:19 תַּאֲוָ֣ה a desire

    Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

  5. Proverbs 18:1 לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה <to> desire

    He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

  6. Proverbs 19:22 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [is the] desire of

    The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

  7. Proverbs 21:25 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [the] desire of

    The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

  8. Proverbs 21:26 תַאֲוָ֑ה a craving

    All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

Isaiah · 1
  1. Isaiah 26:8 תַּאֲוַת־ [the] desire of

    Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

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