תַּאֲוָה taʼăvâh — a longing
Translated in the KJV as dainty, desire, × exceedingly, × greedily, lust, pleasant. See also H6914.
from H183 (abbreviated); a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm).
taʼăvâh in each stem
Pi'el
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›