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Lexicon :: Strong's H4966 - māṯôq

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מָתוֹק
Transliteration
māṯôq
Pronunciation
maw-thoke'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1268c

Strong’s Definitions

מָתוֹק mâthôwq, maw-thoke'; or מָתוּק mâthûwq; from H4985; sweet:—sweet(-er, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H4966 in the following manner: sweet (8x), sweeter (2x), sweetness (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H4966 in the following manner: sweet (8x), sweeter (2x), sweetness (2x).
adjective

  1. sweet

    masculine noun

  2. sweetness, pleasant (thing)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָתוֹק mâthôwq, maw-thoke'; or מָתוּק mâthûwq; from H4985; sweet:—sweet(-er, -ness).
STRONGS H4966: Abbreviations
† מָתוֺק adjective sweet, and noun [masculine] sweetness (on form see Lag BN 30, 60, compare BaNB 13, 36); — absolute מ׳ Judges 14:14 + 9 times; feminine מְתוּקָה Ecclesiastes 5:11; plural מְתוּקִים Psalm 19:11; —
1. sweet, of honey Judges 14:14 (where מ׳ = substantive a sweet thing), Judges 14:18 (both Samson's riddle), Proverbs 24:13; so = sweetness, Ezekiel 3:3; more generally, כָּלמַֿר מ׳ Proverbs 27:7 every bitter thing is sweet to one hungry; figurative Psalm 19:11 (God's commandments, sweeter than honey), compare Proverbs 16:24 (simile of pleasant words) לְחִכִּי וּפִרְיוֺ מ׳ Songs 2:3 (i.e his caresses); לְמָ֑ר וּמ׳ שָׂמִים מַר לְמ׳ Isaiah 5:20 making bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter (obscuring moral distinctions; || הָאֹמְרִים לָרַע טוֺב וְלַטּוֺב רָ֑ע).
2. = pleasant, sleep of the toiler Ecclesiastes 5:11; light Ecclesiastes 1:17 (|| טוֺב לַעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֺת אֶתהַֿשֶּׁמֶשׁ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

14:14; 14:14; 14:18

Psalms

19:11; 19:11

Proverbs

16:24; 24:13; 27:7

Ecclesiastes

1:17; 5:11; 5:11

Song of Songs

2:3

Isaiah

5:20

Ezekiel

3:3

H4966

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4966 matches the Hebrew מָתוֹק (māṯôq),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - He said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, Out of the strong came forth sweetness. They couldn't in three days declare the riddle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? He said to them, If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, You wouldn't have found out my riddle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:10 - More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:24 - Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13 - My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:7 - A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:12 - The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:7 - Truly the light is sweet, And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, His fruit was sweet to my taste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, And light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, And sweet for bitter!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:3 - He said to me, Son of man, cause your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with this scroll that I give you. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
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