Genesis 24:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
מְאֹד
exceedingly
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מְאֹד
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
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מַרְאֶה
appearance
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מַרְאֶה
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
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יָדַע
he had known/ her
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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בְּתוּלָה
a virgin
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בְּתוּלָה
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
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כַּד
jar/ her
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כַּד
properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes
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