תַּאֲנָהtaʼănâh

occasion, time of copulation (Jeremiah 2:24)

Pronunciation: tah-an-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8385

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 14:4 His father and mother didn’t realize the Lord was at work in this, creating an opportunity to work against the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time.
  • Jeremiah 2:24 You are like a wild donkey, sniffing the wind at mating time. Who can restrain her lust? Those who desire her don’t need to search, for she goes running to them!

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).