H8385 תַּאֲנָה

תַּאֲנָה (taʼănâh), Strong’s H8385: an opportunity or (subjectively) purpose KJV: occasion.. Occurs 2 times.

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taʼănâh — an opportunity or (subjectively) purpose

KJV: occasion.

Derived from אָנָה ʼânâh (https://besorah.bible/word/H579) (to approach)

Occurs 2 times.

Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [תַּאֲנָה] n.f. occasion, time of copulation
- תֹּאֲנָה n.f
- תֹּאֲנָה n.f. opportunity, i.e. ground of quarrel; of Samson, sq. מִן Ju 14:4.

Where it occurs
- Judges 14:4 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/14?v=4) — But his father and his mother didn’t know that it was of the LORD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines…
- Jeremiah 2:24 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/2?v=24) — a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that sniffs the wind in her craving. When she is in heat, who can turn her away?…