Word Study · Strong's H2942 · Hebrew
טְעֵם
teem
teh-ame'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ṭᵉʻêm
“properly, flavor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)
Rendered in the KJV as
[phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.
- 28occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- טְעֵ֔ם7
- טְעֵם֒7
- טְעֵ֗ם4
- טַ֙עַם֙2
- בִּטְעֵ֣ם1
- וּטְעֵ֔ם1
- וּמִטְּעֵם֙1
- טְעֵם֙1
- טְעֵ֑ם1
- טְּעֵם֒1
- טְּעֵ֔ם1
- טַעְמָ֥א1
How it is rendered · 9
- a decree16
- command3
- [the] decree of2
- discretion2
- [is] a decree1
- and according to [the] decree of1
- and discretion1
- decree the1
- in [the] taste of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine or feminine singular22
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcbsa · 22
- ANcbsc · 2
- AC/Ncbsa · 1
- AC/R/Ncbsc · 1
- ANcbsd/Ta · 1
- AR/Ncbsc · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Ezra20 occurrences
- Ezra 4:8טְעֵ֗םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularRehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:here: command
- Ezra 4:9טְעֵ֗םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularFrom Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,here: command
- Ezra 4:17טְעֵם֙teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularThen the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.here: command
- Ezra 4:19טְעֵם֒teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularI issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.here: a decree
- Ezra 4:21טְּעֵ֔םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularNow, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.here: a decree
- Ezra 4:21טַעְמָ֥אta'ma'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.here: decree the
- Ezra 5:3טְעֵ֗םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularAt that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”here: a decree
- Ezra 5:9טְעֵ֗םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularSo we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”here: a decree
- Ezra 5:13טְעֵ֔םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularIn his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.here: a decree
- Ezra 5:17טְעֵ֔םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularNow, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.here: [is] a decree
- Ezra 6:1טְעֵ֑םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularThus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.here: a decree
- Ezra 6:3טְעֵם֒teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularIn the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,here: a decree
- Ezra 6:8טְעֵם֒teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularI hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.here: a decree
- Ezra 6:11טְעֵם֒teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularI also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.here: a decree
- Ezra 6:12טְעֵ֔םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularMay God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.here: a decree
- Ezra 6:14טַ֙עַם֙taamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.here: [the] decree of
- Ezra 6:14וּמִטְּעֵם֙umiteemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.here: and according to [the] decree of
- Ezra 7:13טְעֵם֒teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularI hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.here: a decree
- Ezra 7:21טְעֵ֔םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularI, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,here: a decree
- Ezra 7:23טַ֙עַם֙taamnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?here: [the] decree of
Daniel8 occurrences
- Daniel 2:14וּטְעֵ֔םuteemconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWhen Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.here: and discretion
- Daniel 3:10טְּעֵם֒teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularYou, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,here: a decree
- Daniel 3:12טְעֵ֔םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularBut there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”here: discretion
- Daniel 3:29טְעֵם֒teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularTherefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”here: a decree
- Daniel 4:6טְעֵ֔םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularSo I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.here: a decree
- Daniel 5:2בִּטְעֵ֣םbitempreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.here: in [the] taste of
- Daniel 6:13טְעֵ֔םteemnoun · masculine or feminine singularThen they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”here: discretion
- Daniel 6:26טְעֵם֒teemnoun · masculine or feminine singularI hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.here: a decree