taiva

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Pronunciations

taiva (TAI-vuh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Lust, desire.

  • n. The cabinet at the front of a synagogue that holds the Torah scroll.

  • n. Noah's Ark; the Biblical vessel built by Noah to save his family and the world's animals from the Flood.

Example Sentences

  • "He went off the derech because he had taivos."

  • "I have a taivah for bacon."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • first definition: תאווה


    second/third definition: תֵּבָה

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      tayveh, taivos, tayvehs, ta'avah, taivah, teiva, teivah

Notes

  • In the singular the word generally comes with an article. The word can also be used in the plural. This makes it different from 'lust' in English. Cf. yetzer hara.

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