Strong's Hebrew · H2940
טַעַם
ṭaʻam · tah'-am
advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.
Definition
properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
Derivation
from H2938 (טָעַם);
Appears 13 times in Scripture
“The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.”
“He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.”
“Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.”
“Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.”
“I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.”
“Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg?”
“So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.”
“Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.”
“Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).