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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

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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 Jue 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJue 14:14 - Entonces les dijo: Del devorador salió comida, Y del fuerte salió dulzura.
Y ellos no pudieron declararle el enigma en tres días.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jue 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJue 14:18 - Al séptimo día, antes que el sol se pusiese, los de la ciudad le dijeron: ¿Qué cosa más dulce que la miel? ¿Y qué cosa más fuerte que el león?
Y él les respondió: Si no araseis con mi novilla, Nunca hubierais descubierto mi enigma.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sal 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSal 19:10 - Deseables son más que el oro, y más que mucho oro afinado; Y dulces más que miel, y que la que destila del panal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Prov 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 16:24 - Panal de miel son los dichos suaves; Suavidad al alma y medicina para los huesos.

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Unchecked Copy Box Prov 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 24:13 - Come, hijo mío, de la miel, porque es buena, Y el panal es dulce a tu paladar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Prov 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxProv 27:7 - El hombre saciado desprecia el panal de miel; Pero al hambriento todo lo amargo es dulce.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecl 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 5:12 - Dulce es el sueño del trabajador, coma mucho, coma poco; pero al rico no le deja dormir la abundancia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecl 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcl 11:7 - Suave ciertamente es la luz, y agradable a los ojos ver el sol;

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Unchecked Copy Box Cant 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCant 2:3 - Como el manzano entre los árboles silvestres, Así es mi amado entre los jóvenes; Bajo la sombra del deseado me senté, Y su fruto fue dulce a mi paladar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:20 - ¡Ay de los que a lo malo dicen bueno, y a lo bueno malo; que hacen de la luz tinieblas, y de las tinieblas luz; que ponen lo amargo por dulce, y lo dulce por amargo!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezeq 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzeq 3:3 - Y me dijo: Hijo de hombre, alimenta tu vientre, y llena tus entrañas de este rollo que yo te doy. Y lo comí, y fue en mi boca dulce como miel.
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