Hebrew word · H8378
תַּאֲוָה
ta'avah
desire
Appears 20 times in 20 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
Where it appears
Genesis · 1
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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
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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
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Job 33:20 תַּאֲוָֽה׃ desire
so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
Psalms · 8
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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.
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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,
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Psalm 21:2 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [the] desire of
You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
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Psalm 38:9 תַּאֲוָתִ֑י desire my
O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.
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Psalm 78:29 וְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗ם and desire their
So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.
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Psalm 78:30 מִתַּאֲוָתָ֑ם from desire their
Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
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Psalm 106:14 תַ֭אֲוָה a craving
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
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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
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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.
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Proverbs 11:23 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [the] desire of
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
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Proverbs 13:12 תַּאֲוָ֥ה a desire
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
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Proverbs 13:19 תַּאֲוָ֣ה a desire
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
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Proverbs 18:1 לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה <to> desire
He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
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Proverbs 19:22 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [is the] desire of
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
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Proverbs 21:25 תַּאֲוַ֣ת [the] desire of
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
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Proverbs 21:26 תַאֲוָ֑ה a craving
All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
Isaiah · 1
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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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