תַּאֲנָה
ta.a.nah
H8385A
H:N-F
Hebrew
estrous
1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
ta.a.nah denotes the wild donkey’s state of sexual desire in Jeremiah 2:24.
The lone attestation places the noun in the depiction of a wild donkey driven by sexual desire, in a clause about who can turn her back.
Senses in use
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Sexual desire in the wild-donkey depiction · dominant
In Jeremiah 2:24, the construct feminine singular form occurs in the clause concerning who can turn the wild donkey back. The APB renders the verse with the phrase “in her estrous who can turn her back?”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 2:24, the APB presents the clause as “in her estrous who can turn her back?” This rendering confirms the verse’s portrayal without isolating every element of the Hebrew phrase.