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Strong H83852 sensesתַּאֲנָה

heat · opportunity

Transliteration
ta'ănâh tô'ănâh
Pronunciation
{tah-an-aw'} to-an-aw'

The 2 senses of Strong H8385

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H8385 appears in 2 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. heatH8385Aestrous1 verse · Jeremiah
  2. opportunityתֹּאֲנָהH8385Boccasion, opportunity (for a quarrel)1 verse · Judges

General definition

From H579; an opportunity or (subjectively) purpose: - occasion.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • occasion2

First verses

  1. Judges 14:4
    But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
  2. Jeremiah 2:24
    A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.