Lexicon :: Strong's H4966 - māṯôq

מָתוֹק

Transliteration

māṯôq

Pronunciation

maw-thoke'

Part of Speech

adjective, masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From מָתַק (H4985)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1268c

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

adjective

sweet

masculine noun
sweetness, pleasant (thing)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4966: Abbreviations

† מָתוֺק adjective sweet, and noun [masculine] sweetness (on form see Lag ^{BN 30, 60}, compare Ba^{NB 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).

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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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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

Jdg 14:14

Jdg 14:14 - And he said^H559 unto them, Out of the eater^H398 came forth^H3318 meat,^H3978 and out of the strong^H5794 came forth^H3318 sweetness.^H4966 And they could^H3201 not in three^H7969 days^H3117 expound^H5046 the riddle.^H2420

Jdg 14:18

Jdg 14:18 - And the men^H582 of the city^H5892 said^H559 unto him on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 before the sun^H2775 went down,^H935 What is sweeter^H4966 than honey?^H1706 and what is stronger^H5794 than a lion?^H738 And he said^H559 unto them, If^H3884 ye had not plowed^H2790 with my heifer,^H5697 ye had not found out^H4672 my riddle.^H2420

Psa 19:10

Psa 19:10 - More to be desired^H2530 are they than gold,^H2091 yea, than much^H7227 fine gold:^H6337 sweeter^H4966 also than honey^H1706 and the honeycomb.^H5317^H6688

Pro 16:24

Pro 16:24 - Pleasant^H5278 words^H561 are as an honeycomb,^H6688^H1706 sweet^H4966 to the soul,^H5315 and health^H4832 to the bones.^H6106

Pro 24:13

Pro 24:13 - My son,^H1121 eat^H398 thou honey,^H1706 because it is good;^H2896 and the honeycomb,^H5317 which is sweet^H4966 to thy taste:^H2441

Pro 27:7

Pro 27:7 - The full^H7649 soul^H5315 loatheth^H947 an honeycomb;^H5317 but to the hungry^H7457 soul^H5315 every bitter thing^H4751 is sweet.^H4966

Ecc 5:12

Ecc 5:12 - The sleep^H8142 of a labouring man^H5647 is sweet,^H4966 whether he eat^H398 little^H4592 or much:^H7235 but the abundance^H7647 of the rich^H6223 will not suffer^H3240 him to sleep.^H3462

Ecc 11:7

Ecc 11:7 - Truly the light^H216 is sweet,^H4966 and a pleasant^H2896 thing it is for the eyes^H5869 to behold^H7200 the sun:^H8121

Sng 2:3

Sng 2:3 - As the apple tree^H8598 among the trees^H6086 of the wood,^H3293 so is my beloved^H1730 among the sons.^H1121 I sat^H3427 down under his shadow^H6738 with great delight,^H2530 and his fruit^H6529 was sweet^H4966 to my taste.^H2441

Isa 5:20

Isa 5:20 - Woe^H1945 unto them that call^H559 evil^H7451 good,^H2896 and good^H2896 evil;^H7451 that put^H7760 darkness^H2822 for light,^H216 and light^H216 for darkness;^H2822 that put^H7760 bitter^H4751 for sweet,^H4966 and sweet^H4966 for bitter!^H4751

Eze 3:3

Eze 3:3 - And he said^H559 unto me, Son^H1121 of man,^H120 cause thy belly^H990 to eat,^H398 and fill^H4390 thy bowels^H4578 with this roll^H4039 that I give^H5414 thee. Then did I eat^H398 it; and it was in my mouth^H6310 as honey^H1706 for sweetness.^H4966

Lexicon :: Strong's H4966 - māṯôq

מָתוֹק

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