Hebrew word · H4985

מָתֹק

vaiyimteku

be sweet

Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

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)

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Similar words

Where it appears

Exodus · 1

  1. Exodus 15:25 וַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּ and they became sweet

    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,

    Here: The exact opposite of mar, "bitter", which gives Marah its name. The water is not only made safe; it is turned around, from bitter to sweet.

Job · 3

  1. Job 20:12 תַּמְתִּ֣יק it is sweet

    Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,

  2. Job 21:33 מָֽתְקוּ־ they will be sweet

    The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.

  3. Job 24:20 מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ it sucks on him

    The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.

Psalms · 1

  1. Psalm 55:14 נַמְתִּ֣יק we made sweet

    We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

Proverbs · 1

  1. Proverbs 9:17 יִמְתָּ֑קוּ they are sweet

    “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

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