תַּאֲנָה (tōʾănâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning occasion. It appears
2 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8385).
Also rendered
opportunity
estrous
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 126b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 126b)opportunity; purpose; occasion
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
תֹּאֲנָהnoun, feminine: opportunity
opportunity, i.e. ground of quarrel; of Samson, followed by מִן.
Strong's H8385תַּאֲנָה: an opportunity or (subjectively) purpose KJV:occasion.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 126: אָנָהʾānâ — be opportune, meet, encounter opportunely; cause, allow; be allowed to meet, be sent; cause oneself to meet, seek occasion; approach; befall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel