תָּאַב, Tafel of אָבָה) to desire, have an appetite for; to want. Ex. R. s. 1, beg. ת׳ מיתת אביו he wished for his father’s death; Tanḥ. Sh’moth 1. Y. Snh. II, 20ᵃ bot. תָּאַבְתָּ דבר … שאני מַתְאִיבְךָ וכ׳ thou didst desire something forbidden to thee, I will make thee desire something permitted to thee.—Yeb. 15ᵃ תאבני, v. תָּאֵב.