12 occurrences

'Taste' in the Bible

The house of Israel named it manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey.

Verse ConceptsFoodBread, Kinds OfHerbs And SpicesMannaQuestionsTasteWhiteHoneyWafersDelicaciesCorianderPeople Naming Things

The people would go about and gather it and grind it between two millstones or beat it in the mortar, and boil it in the pot and make cakes with it; and its taste was as the taste of cakes baked with oil.

Verse ConceptsCrushingGrindingOilCakesBricksGrinding Foodcooking

Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was still day; but David vowed, saying, “May God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down.”

Verse ConceptsPersuasionPromises, HumanTasteSunsetsVowing To Fast

I am now eighty years old. Can I distinguish between good and bad? Or can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Or can I hear anymore the voice of singing men and women? Why then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesKnowledge Of Good And EvilVoicesNatural DeafnessSingers

“Can something tasteless be eaten without salt,Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Verse ConceptsEggsMonotonyWhiteTastelessnessTastelessSournesslegacy

Those who linger long over wine,Those who go to taste mixed wine.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholEffect Of WineMixed Wine

My son, eat honey, for it is good,Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;

Verse ConceptsHoneyNutritionCandy

“Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,So is my beloved among the young men.In his shade I took great delight and sat down,And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

Verse ConceptsApplesYoung Lovers

He issued a proclamation and it said, “In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water.

Verse ConceptsHeraldNoblesTasteBoth Men And Animals AffectedEating And DrinkingThe King's OrdersFasting

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