בִּ/טְעֵ֣ם
𐤁/𐤈𐤏𐤌
ṭᵉʻam
in-taste-of
To perceive or ascertain by the sense of taste; to consume food. In causative stems, to cause someone to taste or eat; to provide food, feed.
tamiswa "made sweet, sweetened" (Shona) · tamu "sweet, tasty" (Kirundi) · tamu "sweet, delicious" (Kinyarwanda) +6 moreDaniel 5:2 · Word #3
Lexicon H2939
| Lemma | טְעַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤈𐤏𐤌 |
| Transliteration | ṭᵉʻam |
| Strong's | H2939 |
| Definition | To perceive or ascertain by the sense of taste; to consume food. In causative stems, to cause someone to taste or eat; to provide food, feed. |
Morphology AR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in-taste-of |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2939-01
in taste of
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic noun, masculine singular construct, with prefixed preposition בִּ ("in"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun טְעַם means "taste" or "discernment" from the root טעם. It appears here as a masculine singular construct with the prefixed preposition בִּ ("in"), yielding the construct sense "in taste of," preserving both the root meaning and grammatical form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in taste of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Context refers to Beleshatsar tasting the wine; P1 matches the sense given the SILEX definition. |
Bantu Hebrew
בִּ/טְעֵ֣ם (ṭᵉʻam) — To perceive or ascertain by the sense of taste; to consume food. In causative stems, to cause someone to taste or eat; to provide food, feed.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| tamiswa | made sweet, sweetened | Shona |
| tamu | sweet, tasty | Kirundi |
| tamu | sweet, delicious | Kinyarwanda |
| tamu | sweet, tasty, delicious | Luganda |
| tam(u) | taste; tasty, delicious | Swahili |
| tama | to taste (food), savor | Umbundu |
| tama | to taste, to savor, to try (food) | Kimbundu |
| tama | to taste, to relish, enjoy food | Lingala |
| tama | to taste (food); to relish, savor | Kikongo |