Ṭᵉʻêm — H2942

Definition

masculine noun

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

1. decree, taste, judgment, command
1. taste
2. judgment, discretion
3. report
4. command

Usually translated as

decree, chancellor, commandment, wisdom, command, regard, taste

Origin

(Aramaic) from H2939, and equivalent to H2941

• Derived from Ṭᵉʻam (H2939)
• Derived from Ṭaʻam (H2941)

Greek equivalents

• gnṓmē (G1106)
• dógma (G1378)
• entolḗ (G1785)

Occurrences

Ṭᵉʻêm occurs 24 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (17), Daniel (7)

• Ezra 4:8 — Rehum the chancellor (טְעֵ֗ם) and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
• Ezra 4:9 — Then wrote Rehum the chancellor (טְעֵ֗ם), and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,
• Ezra 4:17 — Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor (טְעֵם֙), and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
• Ezra 4:19 — And I commanded (טְעֵם֒), and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
• Ezra 4:21 — Give ye now commandment (טְּעֵ֔ם) to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
• Ezra 5:3 — At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded (טְעֵ֗ם) you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
• Ezra 5:9 — Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded (טְעֵ֗ם) you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
• Ezra 5:13 — But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree (טְעֵ֔ם) to build this house of God.
• Ezra 5:17 — Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree (טְעֵ֔ם) was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
• Ezra 6:1 — Then Darius the king made a decree (טְעֵ֑ם), and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
• Ezra 6:3 — In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree (טְעֵם֒) concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
• Ezra 6:8 — Moreover I make a decree (טְעֵם֒) what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
• Ezra 6:11 — Also I have made a decree (טְעֵם֒), that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
• Ezra 6:12 — And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree (טְעֵ֔ם); let it be done with speed.
• Ezra 6:14 — And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment (וּמִטְּעֵם֙) of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
• Ezra 7:13 — I make a decree (טְעֵם֒), that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
• Ezra 7:21 — And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree (טְעֵ֔ם) to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
• Daniel 2:14 — Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom (וּטְעֵ֔ם) to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
• Daniel 3:10 — Thou, O king, hast made a decree (טְּעֵם֒), that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
• Daniel 3:12 — There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded (טְעֵ֔ם) thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
• Daniel 3:29 — Therefore I make a decree (טְעֵם֒), That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
• Daniel 4:6 — Therefore made I a decree (טְעֵ֔ם) to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
• Daniel 6:13 — Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth (טְעֵ֔ם) not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
• Daniel 6:26 — I make a decree (טְעֵם֒), That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.