טָעַםṭâʻam

Meanings

Same root

• טְעַםṭᵉʻam · H2939to taste; causatively to feed
• טַעַםṭaʻam · H2940properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
• מַטְעַםmaṭʻam · H4303a delicacy

Where it appears

Appears 11 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 14:24 Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, “Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening—before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day,
• 1 Samuel 14:29 “My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.
• 1 Samuel 14:43 “Tell me what you have done,” Saul demanded of Jonathan. “I tasted a little honey,” Jonathan admitted. “It was only a little bit on the end of my stick. Does that deserve death?”
• 2 Samuel 3:35 David had refused to eat anything on the day of the funeral, and now everyone begged him to eat. But David had made a vow, saying, “May God strike me and even kill me if I eat anything before sundown.”
• 2 Samuel 19:35 I am eighty years old today, and I can no longer enjoy anything. Food and wine are no longer tasty, and I cannot hear the singers as they sing. I would only be a burden to my lord the king.
• Job 12:11 The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.