Mataq מָתֹק
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| מָתֹק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mataq |
| Strong's number | H4985 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be sweet |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (3) |
Mataq (Hebrew מָתֹק, Strong's H4985) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be sweet”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sweet (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | is sweet (2), were sweetened (1), are sweet (1), feeds on them (1), shared sweet (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mataq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- 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,And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
Job
- Job 20:12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals 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.The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
- Job 24:20The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
Psalms
- Psalm 55:14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).