טָעַם
ta.am (H2938)
to perceive
AI Word Study
The Hebrew verb 'ta.am' (Strong's H2938) means "to perceive." It involves the act of perceiving or understanding something through the senses or one's awareness. This word's semantic domain falls under Cognition and Perception. The 11 occurrences of 'ta.am' in the Bible illustrate its flexible usage in various contexts. It can describe tasting or experiencing a flavor, as in Genesis 40:11, or perceiving something visually, such as seeing a form in Ezekiel 37:1. This verb can also imply a more nuanced understanding or realization, such as in the case of tasting the fruit with Adam in Genesis 2:9. The significance of 'ta.am' lies in its ability to convey the idea of immediate and direct experience. It underscores the importance of sensory perception and personal awareness in our relationships with the world and with others.
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The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done!” Jonathan told him, and said, “I certainly did taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and behold, I must die.”
All the people came to urge David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or anything else, until the sun goes down.”
I am eighty years old, today. Can I discern between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear the voice of singing men and singing women any more? Why then should your servant be a burden to my lord the king?
Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.
He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, “Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;