Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4985
מָתֹק
ma.taq · “be sweet”
Used 5 times across 4 books
Definition
1) to be or become sweet or pleasing
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or become sweet
1a2) to be or become pleasant
1a3) to suck
1b) (Hiphil) to give sweet taste
Also means: ma.taq (מָתָק "to sweeten" H4988)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or become sweet
1a2) to be or become pleasant
1a3) to suck
1b) (Hiphil) to give sweet taste
Also means: ma.taq (מָתָק "to sweeten" H4988)
Where it appears
Exodus1
Job2
Psalms1
Proverbs1
In the text
Exodus 15:25And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,Job 20:12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;Job 21:33The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.Psalms 55:15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.Proverbs 9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
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