Lexical Definition

‎טְעֵם‎ ṭᵉʻêm (teh-ame') command ^A:N-M
(Aramaic) from ‎טְעַם‎, and equivalent to ‎טַעַם‎

[phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.

• properly, flavor
• figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective)
• hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)

1) decree, taste, judgment, command
1a) taste
1b) judgment, discretion
1c) report
1d) command

See Greek: γνώμη · δόγμα · ἐντολή

Extended Information

Aramaic of: טַעַם

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: טַעַם
‎טְעֵם‎₃₀ noun masculine^{Ezra 4:21} taste, judgement, command (Biblical Hebrew ‎טַ֫עַס‎ (late sense)); — absolute ‎׳‎‎ט‎ Dan 3:10 +, construct ‎׳‎‎ט‎ Dan 5:2; Ezra 6:14, ‎טַ֫עַס‎ (of God, mere scribal distinction Nö^{LCB 1896, 305} Str^{§ 8 c} K^{Aramaismen 40}) Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:23 emphatic ‎טַעְמָא‎ Ezra 4:21 —

1. Dan 5:2 in the taste of the wine (while they were enjoying it).

2. judgement, discretion, in reply, ‎׳‎‎הֲתִיב עֵטָא וּט‎ Dan 2:14 (Prov 26:16); in act (person) ‎על‎ ‎׳‎‎שִׂים ט‎ Dan 3:12; Dan 6:14* (Prov 26:16); in act (person) ‎על‎‎׳‎‎שִׂים ט‎ Dan 3:12; Dan 6:14* shew proper deference to (‎עַל‎).

3. report (of official), with ‎הלך‎ Ezra 5:5, ‎יהב‎ Dan 6:3*.

4. command, of God Ezra 6:14; Ezra 7:23, of king Ezra 6:14 ‎׳‎‎שִׂיס ט‎ give command, issue decree Dan 3:10 + 3 t., Ezra 4:19; Ezra 4:21 (twice in verse) + 11 t.; ‎׳‎‎בְּעֵל ט‎ commander Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:9; Ezra 4:17.

‎עֵטָא‎ noun feminine counsel; — absolute Dan 2:14 (see ‎טְעֵם‎

2.).

‎יצא‎ see ‎שֵׁיצֵא‎.

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