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taste

Meaning of “taste”

Sense 1: To perceive flavor by the mouth, or to eat or drink. Sense 2: Figuratively, to experience or partake of. As a noun, the sensation, flavor, or discernment received by tasting.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
22 occurrences21 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 16:31

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1 Samuel 14:43
Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 14:43 · retained source text

Then Saul said to Ionathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Ionathan tolde him, and said, I did but taste a litle hony with the end of the rodde that was in mine hand, and loe, I must die.

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The act or sense of tasting; the sensation or flavor perceived by the tongue; also experience, trial, or discernment.

volume 2, leaf 739, column 3 (main_dictionary)

To try by the mouth, eat or drink, or have a particular flavor; also to experience or partake of.

volume 2, leaf 739, column 3 (main_dictionary)

To perceive by the tongue; to try by eating a little; to eat a little; also to experience, feel, or undergo.

volume 2, leaf 739, column 2 (main_dictionary)