- Original: תּאנה תּאנה - Transliteration: Ta'anah - Phonetic: tah-an-aw' - Definition: 1. occasion, time of heat or oestrous or copulation, sexual drive (of animal) 2. occasion, opportunity (for a quarrel) - Origin: from H579 - TWOT entry: 126a,126b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H579 ; an opportunity or (subjectively) purpose: - occasion. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • occasion, 2 Judges 14:4; Jeremiah 2:24