H4966 מָתוֹק
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 12 KJV occurrences
מָתוֹק
mâthôwq · maw-thoke'
Definition
sweet
KJV Renderings
sweet(-er, -ness).
Derivation / Etymology
or מָתוּק; from H4985 (מָתַק);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 12)
- Judges 14:14And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
- Judges 14:18And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
- Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- Proverbs 24:13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
- Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
- Ecclesiastes 11:7¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
- Isaiah 5:20¶ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
- Isaiah 5:20¶ Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!