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/Ncmsa

Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 3:10 · ANcmsa

You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;

Daniel 3:12 · ANcmsa

There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”

Daniel 3:29 · ANcmsa

Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”

Daniel 4:6 · ANcmsa

Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Daniel 6:13 · ANcmsa

Then they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn’t respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”

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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.