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Lexicon :: Strong's H2441 - ḥēḵ

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חֵךְ
Transliteration
ḥēḵ
Pronunciation
khake
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from חָנַךְ (H2596) in the sense of tasting
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TWOT Reference: 692a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵךְ chêk, khake; probably from H2596 in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing):—(roof of the) mouth, taste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H2441 in the following manner: mouth (9x), roof of the mouth (5x), taste (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H2441 in the following manner: mouth (9x), roof of the mouth (5x), taste (4x).

  1. mouth, palate, taste, gums

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵךְ chêk, khake; probably from H2596 in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing):—(roof of the) mouth, taste.
STRONGS H2441: Abbreviations
† חֵךְ noun masculine palate, roof of mouth, gums (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic axkzeo חִכָּא Arabic حَنَكً palate, roof of mouth, jaws, lower part of mouth, lower jaw of horse, mouth, etc. Lane659 Dozyi. 332); — absolute ח׳ Job 12:11; Job 34:3; suffix חִכִּי Proverbs 8:7 + 6 times, חִכְּךָ Hosea 8:1, חִכֶּ֑ךָ Ezekiel 3:26; Proverbs 24:13; chiefly in poetry, especially Wisdom Literature: — חִכֵךְ Cant 7:10, חִכּוֺ Lamentations 4:4 + 2 times, חִכָּהּ Proverbs 5:3, חִכָּם Job 29:10; — palate, roof of mouth:
a. אֶלחִֿכְּךָ שֹׁפָר Hosea 8:1 a trumpet to thy palate! (or gums; as in English, to thy lips); often with לָשׁוֺן, tongue clings (דבק) to חך, expression for speechlessness Ezekiel 3:26; Job 29:10, as imprecation Psalm 137:6; for the parching of extreme thirst Lamentations 4:4 (בַּצָּמָא), compare Psalm 22:16 MT יָבֵּשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׂ כֹּחִי read חִכִּי for כחי see Checritical note (|| לְשׁוֺנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֺחָ֑י).
b. as organ of speech Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 8:7 (both || שְׂפָתַיִם), Job 31:30; Job 33:2 דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֺנִי בְחִכִּי (|| פּ׳ פָּתַחְתִּי).
c. as organ of taste Job 12:11; Job 34:3, לְחִכִּי מָתוֺק פִּרְיוֹ Songs 2:3 his fruit was sweet to my palate, Proverbs 24:13 (implied simile of wisdom as sweet to the soul); figurative of God's words as sweet לְח׳ Psalm 119:103 (|| פִּי): of taste as distinguishing misfortunes Job 6:30 (|| לָשׁוֺן; > others of speech); of keeping wickedness בְּתוֺךְ ח׳ Job 20:18 (|| תַּחַת לָשׁוֺן), i.e. delighting in and prolonging the taste of it.
d. nearly = mouth, as an element in personal sweetness and beauty Songs 5:16; Songs 7:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

6:30; 12:11; 12:11; 20:18; 29:10; 29:10; 31:30; 33:2; 34:3; 34:3

Psalms

22:16; 119:103; 137:6

Proverbs

5:3; 5:3; 8:7; 8:7; 24:13; 24:13

Song of Songs

2:3; 5:16; 7:10; 7:10

Lamentations

4:4; 4:4

Ezekiel

3:26; 3:26

Hosea

8:1; 8:1

H2441

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2441 matches the Hebrew חֵךְ (ḥēḵ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 - Do you think I am lying?
Don’t I know the difference between right and wrong?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11 - The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:13 - They savored it,
holding it long in their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:10 - The highest officials of the city stood quietly,
holding their tongues in respect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:30 - No, I have never sinned by cursing anyone
or by asking for revenge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:2 - Now that I have begun to speak,
let me continue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3 - Job said, ‘The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:103

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet your words taste to me;
they are sweeter than honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:6 - May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I fail to remember you,
if I don’t make Jerusalem my greatest joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:3 - For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,
and her mouth is smoother than oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - for I speak the truth
and detest every kind of deception.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13 - My child,[fn] eat honey, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 - Young Woman
Like the finest apple tree in the orchard
is my lover among other young men.
I sit in his delightful shade
and taste his delicious fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 - His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is desirable in every way.
Such, O women of Jerusalem,
is my lover, my friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:9 - May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine,
flowing gently over lips and teeth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:4 - The parched tongues of their little ones
stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst.
The children cry for bread,
but no one has any to give them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26 - And I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be speechless and unable to rebuke them, for they are rebels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:1 - “Sound the alarm!
The enemy descends like an eagle on the people of the LORD,
for they have broken my covenant
and revolted against my law.
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