טַעַם

ṭaʻam · Hebrew · Strong's H2940 · 13 occurrences

The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “decree”

What it means

properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate

from H2938 (טָעַם);

How the KJV renders it

advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding

Where that flattens a distinction

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

“decree”

also renders krínō (G2919), dógma (G1378), ʼĕçâr (H633), gâzar (H1504), gᵉzêrâh (H1510), dâbâr (H1697), dâth (H1882), chêqeq (H2711), ṭᵉʻêm (H2942), maʼămar (H3982), pithgâm (H6599), qᵉyâm (H7010)

“judgment”

also renders dikaíōma (G1345), kríma (G2917), gnṓmē (G1106), díkē (G1349), kritḗrion (G2922), aísthēsis (G144), krísis (G2920), hēméra (G2250), mishpâṭ (H4941), pᵉlîylâh (H6415), pᵉlîylîyâh (H6417), shepheṭ (H8201)

“understanding”

also renders sýnesis (G4907), phrḗn (G5424), noûs (G3563), diánoia (G1271), bîynâh (H998), lêb (H3820), lêbâb (H3824), mandaʻ (H4486), sekel (H7922), soklᵉthânûw (H7924), tâbûwn (H8394)

“reason”

also renders logízomai (G3049), dialogízomai (G1260), dialégomai (G1256), arestós (G701), syzētéō (G4802), lógos (G3056), dâbâr (H1697), yâkach (H3198), mandaʻ (H4486), tâbûwn (H8394)

“discretion”

also renders mᵉzimmâh (H4209), mishpâṭ (H4941), sekel (H7922), tâbûwn (H8394)

“advice”

also renders gnṓmē (G1106), dâbâr (H1697), ʻêtsâh (H6098)

“taste”

also renders geúomai (G1089), ṭâʻam (H2938), ṭᵉʻêm (H2942)

“behaviour”

also renders katástēma (G2688)

Where it appears

13 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 12 verses shown.

1 Samuel 21:13 HNcmsc/Sp3ms1 Samuel 25:33 HNcmsc/Sp2fsExodus 16:31 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3msJeremiah 48:11 HNcmsc/Sp3msJob 6:6 HNcmsaJob 12:20 HC/NcmscJonah 3:7 HR/NcmscNumbers 11:8 HNcmsc/Sp3msProverbs 11:22 HNcmsaProverbs 26:16 HNcmsaPsalm 34:0 HNcmsc/Sp3msPsalm 119:66 HNcmsa

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.