Lexicon :: Strong's H4988 - māṯāq

מָתָק
Transliteration
māṯāq
Pronunciation
maw-thawk'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From מָתַק (H4985)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1268c?

Strong’s Definitions

מָתָק mâthâq, maw-thawk'; from H4985; a dainty, i.e. (generally) food:—feed sweetly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H4988 in the following manner: feed sweetly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H4988 in the following manner: feed sweetly (1x).

  1. (Qal) to feed sweetly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָתָק mâthâq, maw-thawk'; from H4985; a dainty, i.e. (generally) food:—feed sweetly.
STRONGS H4988: Abbreviations
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix מְתָקוֺ Job 24:20
3. suck (Aramaic sense, compare Syriac above) מְתָקוֺ רִמָּה Job 24:20 the worm doth suck him, feast on him (on verb masculine compare Ges§ 145. 7 KöSynt. § 345 a DaSynt. § 113 (b)), Di De Buhl (compare Kau Da; also SS who render 'angenehm finden'), but this sense in Hebrew dubious; text perhaps corrupt (compare conjectures by Bu Du).

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Job

24:20; 24:20