King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H2940
Transliteration: taam
Phonetic Spelling: (tah'-am)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: taste, judgment
Meaning: a taste, perception, intelligence, a mandate
Word Summary
taam: taste, judgment
Original Word: טַעַםTransliteration: taam
Phonetic Spelling: (tah'-am)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: taste, judgment
Meaning: a taste, perception, intelligence, a mandate
Strong's Concordance
advice, behavior, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understandingFrom ta'am; properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate -- advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.
see HEBREW ta'am
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2940. taam
טַ֫עַם noun masculineJeremiah 48:11 taste, judegement — ׳ט absolute Job 6:6; Psalm 119:66; טָ֑עַם Proverbs 11:22; 26:16; construct טַעַם Numbers 11:8 2t.; suffix טַעְמוֺ Exodus 16:31 4t.; טַעְמֵךְ 1 Samuel 25:33; —
1 taste of manna Exodus 16:31 (P), Numbers 11:8 (JE), compare 11:8; in juice of purslain Job 6:6; of Moab under figure of wine Jeremiah 48:11 ("" רֵיחַ).
2 figurative judgement, discretion, discernment, 1 Samuel 25:33; Proverbs 11:22 Job 12:20, so לַמְּדֵנִי וָדַעַת טַעַם טוּב Psalm 119:66; ט ׳מְשִׁיבֵי Proverbs 26:16 those answering discretion, i.e. discreetly: טעם שׁנה change, disguise one's judgement, sense 1 Samuel 21:13; Psalm 34:1, of David feigning madness.
3 (late Aramaism, compare Daniel 3:10 etc.) decision, decree וּגְּדֹלָיו מֶלָךְ טַעַם Jonah 3:7.