What does תַּעֲנוּג mean in the Bible?
תַּעֲנוּג is a Hebrew word meaning "luxury".
Hebrew · H8588
תַּעֲנוּג
Luxury
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תַּעֲנוּג H8588
What does תַּעֲנוּג mean in the Bible?
תַּעֲנוּג is a Hebrew word meaning "luxury".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8588?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the delights (1), from their pleasant (1), Luxury (1), with your delights (1), your precious (1).
Where does תַּעֲנוּג appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 19:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Micah (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Proverbs (1), Song Of Solomon (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and the delights 1× Ecclesiastes 2:8
from their pleasant 1× Micah 2:9
Luxury 1× Proverbs 19:10
with your delights 1× Song Of Solomon 7:6
your precious 1× Micah 1:16
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 19:10 תַּעֲנ֑וּג to Luxury Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 2:8 וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת to and the delights Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Song Of Solomon 7:6 בַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃ to with your delights Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Micah 1:16 תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ to your precious Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Micah 2:9 תַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָ to from their pleasant Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 19:10
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Micah 2
Source forms
בַּתַּֽעֲנוּגִֽים׃ 1x bat·ta·‘ă·nū·ḡîm Song Of Solomon 7:6
וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת 1x wə·ṯa·‘ă·nū·ḡōṯ Ecclesiastes 2:8
תַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָ 1x ta·‘ă·nu·ḡe·hā Micah 2:9
תַּעֲנ֑וּג 1x ta·‘ă·nūḡ Proverbs 19:10
תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ 1x ta·‘ă·nū·ḡā·yiḵ Micah 1:16
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Ecclesiastes 2:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Micah 1:16
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Micah 2:9
Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 19:10
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Song Of Solomon 7:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. luxury
Source Gloss
luxury
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
luxury BDB: daintiness Usage: delicate, delight, pleasant.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּעֲנוּג is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain