- Original: תּאוה - Transliteration: Ta'avah - Phonetic: tah-av-aw' - Definition: 1. desire a. desire, wish, longings of one's heart 1. lust, appetite, covetousness (bad sense) b. thing desired, object of desire - Origin: from H183 (abbrev) - TWOT entry: 40d - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H183 (abbreviated); a longing; by implication a delight (subjectively satisfaction objectively a charm): - dainty desire X exceedingly X greedily lust (ing) pleasant. See also H6914 . Total KJV Occurrences: 20 • dainty, 1 Job 33:20 • desire, 14 Psalm 10:3; Psalm 10:17; Psalm 21:2; Psalm 38:9; Psalm 78:29; Psalm 112:10; Proverbs 10:24; Proverbs 11:23; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 13:19; Proverbs 18:1; Proverbs 19:22; Proverbs 21:25; Isaiah 26:8 • exceedingly, 1 Psalm 106:14 • greedily, 1 Proverbs 21:26 • lust, 1 Psalm 78:30 • lusting, 1 Numbers 11:4 • pleasant, 1 Genesis 3:6