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טָעַם

ṭâʻam · Hebrew · Strong's H2938 · 11 occurrences

The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “perceive”

What it means

to taste; figuratively, to perceive

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

perceive, taste

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

perceive
also renders eídō (G1492), katalambánō (G2638), theōréō (G2334), blépō (G991), epiginṓskō (G1921), aisthánomai (G143), katanoéō (G2657), noiéō (G3539), heurískō (G2147), horáō (G3708), bîyn (H995), yâdaʻ (H3045), shûwr (H7789), shâmaʻ (H8085)
taste
also renders geúomai (G1089), ṭaʻam (H2940), ṭᵉʻêm (H2942)

Where it appears

11 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 10 verses shown.

1 Samuel 14:24 HVqp3ms1 Samuel 14:29 HVqp1cs1 Samuel 14:43 HVqa2 Samuel 3:35 HVqi1cs2 Samuel 19:35 HVqi3msJob 12:11 HVqi3msJob 34:3 HVqi3msJonah 3:7 HVqj3mpProverbs 31:18 HVqp3fsPsalm 34:8 HVqv2mp

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.