טעם

טְעַם, טְעֵם, טְעֵים, טַעֲמָאch. sam(טעם pleasure, will), 1) pleasure, will. Dan. 3:10; a. e. 2) good cheer. Ib. 5:2. 3) reason, argument, sense Targ. Job 12:20; a. e.B. Bath. 173b דלא יהבי ט׳וכ׳ who give no reason for their decisions (judge arbitrarily). Ib., a. fr. מאי ט׳ (abbr. מ״ט) what is the reason (of the law of the Mishnah)?Kidd.68b, a. fr. דריש ט׳ דקרא interprets the biblical law on its reason and accordingly modifies it, extending or limiting, e. g. (B. Mets. 115a) applying the law Deut. 26:17 only to poor widows. Ib. אלא לרבנן מאי טַעֲמֵיה but according to the Rabbis (who do not interpret the law on its reason), where is the argument for it? (prob. to be read: מַעֲמַיְיהוּ; Yeb.23a מנא לן). Ber.7b מ״ט לא אתי מרוכ׳ why do you not come to synagogue for prayer?Ib. 11a קא מפרשי טַעֲמַיְיהוּ וט׳וכ׳ they give their reason for their own opinion and for differing with Beth-Sh.Keth.83b הלכה כר׳ … ולא מטַעֲמֵיה the rule (practice) is in agreement with R. S.s opinion, but not for the reason he had for it. Ib. 84a כטעמיה וכהלכתיה in agreement both with his argument and his legal opinion; a. fr.Pes.21b, a. fr. ט׳ דכתבוכ׳ the reason (of this) is, because , i. e. this is so only because וּלְטַעֲמֵיךְ now, according to your argument (assuming it to be correct,what then?). Ber.43a; a. v. fr. 4) argument on the cause of bereavement, consolation (v. טַמָּא). M. Kat. 18a למישאל ט׳ מיניה (Ms. M.; second time, לשיולי ביה ט׳) to get his permission to argue (with him), i. e. to console him. Snh.113a (read:) למשאל ביה ט׳ (or טמא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 7) to console him.בֵּי טַעֲמָא, v. טַמָּא. 5) taste. Targ. Num. 11:8; a. e.Yoma 78b ט׳ דמיתותא a foretaste of death. Hor.11a, v. טְעַם. Ḥull.97a בט׳ it depends on the taste (whether a mixture be forbidden), v. preced. Ib. b מין בשאינו מינו … בט׳ in case of a mixture of heterogeneous things which are permitted, we decide by the taste; a. fr.Pl. טַעֲמִין. Targ. Cant. 5:11; 13.