Strong H8378תַּאֲוָה

Definition

Detailed definition

In the Bible

Strong H8378 appears in 20 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

• desire14
• dainty1
• exceedingly1
• greedily1
• lust1
• lusting1
• pleasant1

First verses

1. 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.
2. 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?
3. Job 33:20
   So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
4. Psalms 10:3
   For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
5. Psalms 10:17
   Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
6. Psalms 21:2
   Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.
7. Psalms 38:9
   Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
8. Psalms 78:29
   So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
9. Psalms 78:30
   They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
10. Psalms 106:14
    But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.
11. 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.
12. Proverbs 10:24
    The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
13. Proverbs 11:23
    The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
14. Proverbs 13:12
    Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
15. Proverbs 13:19
    The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
16. Proverbs 18:1
    Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
17. Proverbs 19:22
    The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
18. Proverbs 21:25
    The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
19. Proverbs 21:26
    He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
20. 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.

Occurrences by book

• Genesis1
• Numbers1
• Job1
• Psalms8
• Proverbs8
• Isaiah1

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