תַּאֲוָה
taava · limit; desire?
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8379 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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taava (תַּאֲוָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “limit; desire?”.
Boundary, the farthest reach of something. Others read "what is desirable".
How to say it
ta·a·va
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The farthest edge, as far as something reaches.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 49:26
The blessings of your father have prevailed over the blessings of my ancestors, up to the bounds of the eternal hills. May they be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of the one consecrated among his brothers.