תָּאֵב, (תָּאַב) desirous, longing for. Y. Ned. IX, beg. 41ᵇ אין היצר הרע ת׳ אלא וכ׳ the evil inclination has a desire only for what is forbidden; Y. Yoma VI, 43ᵈ top תָּעֵב. Tosef. Arakh. IV, 26 והוא ת׳ לו (not והלא) while he has an appetite for it. Y. Ber. VII, 11ᵃ bot. מה אם … שהוא ת׳ לאכול וכ׳ if man must bless God after he has eaten and is satisfied, how much more must he do so, when he is desirous to eat (and finds what he needs)!; (Bab. ib. 48ᵇ כשהוא רעב). Pes. 99ᵇ כדי … כשהוא ת׳ Ar. a. Ms. M. 2 (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 5; ed. כשהוא תאוה, read: תָּאֵו; Y. ib. X, beg. 37ᵇ בתאוה) that he may enter the Sabbath with an appetite (for food). Yeb. 15ᵃ תָּאַבְנִי וכ׳ (marg. corr. תאב אני); Tosef. ib. I, 10 תָּאַיבְנִי ed. Zuck. (Var. ת׳ אני) I wish that I had &c. Mekh. Mishp. s. 20 עני ת׳ a poor man in great need, contrad. to דל; a. e.—Pl. תְּאֵבִים, תְּאֵי׳. Y. Taan. I, end, 64ᵈ תְּאֵיבֵי בנים those who long to have children; (Bab. ib. 11ᵃ חסוכי בנים).