טְעֵם

ṭᵉʻêm · Hebrew · Strong's H2942 · 24 occurrences

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

What it means

properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)

(Aramaic) from H2939 (טְעַם), and equivalent to H2941 (טַעַם);

How the KJV renders it

commandment, decree, taste, wisdom

Where that flattens a distinction

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

“commandment”

also renders éntalma (G1778), diátagma (G1297), entolḗ (G1785), epitagḗ (G2003), ʼimrâh (H565), dâbâr (H1697), ṭaʻam (H2941), maʼămar (H3982), millâh (H4406), miphqâd (H4662), piqqûwd (H6490), tsav (H6673)

“decree”

also renders krínō (G2919), dógma (G1378), ʼĕçâr (H633), gâzar (H1504), gᵉzêrâh (H1510), dâbâr (H1697), dâth (H1882), chêqeq (H2711), ṭaʻam (H2940), maʼămar (H3982), pithgâm (H6599), qᵉyâm (H7010)

“wisdom”

also renders sophía (G4678), phrónēsis (G5428), bîynâh (H998), chokmâh (H2451), chokmâh (H2452), chokmôwth (H2454), lêb (H3820), ʻormâh (H6195), sâkal (H7919), sekel (H7922), tâbûwn (H8394)

“taste”

also renders geúomai (G1089), ṭâʻam (H2938), ṭaʻam (H2940)

Where it appears

24 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

Daniel 2:14 AC/NcmsaDaniel 3:10 ANcmsaDaniel 3:12 ANcmsaDaniel 3:29 ANcmsaDaniel 4:6 ANcmsaDaniel 6:13 ANcmsaDaniel 6:26 ANcmsaEzra 4:8 ANcmsaEzra 4:9 ANcmsaEzra 4:17 ANcmsaEzra 4:19 ANcmsaEzra 4:21 ANcmsaEzra 5:3 ANcmsaEzra 5:9 ANcmsaEzra 5:13 ANcmsaEzra 5:17 ANcmsaEzra 6:1 ANcmsaEzra 6:3 ANcmsaEzra 6:8 ANcmsaEzra 6:11 ANcmsaEzra 6:12 ANcmsaEzra 6:14 AC/R/NcmscEzra 7:13 ANcmsaEzra 7:21 ANcmsa

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.