H4985 מָתַק

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 5 KJV occurrences

מָתַק

mâthaq · maw-thak'

Definition

to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet

KJV Renderings

be (made, [idiom] take) sweet.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Verses (5)

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,
Job 20:12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide 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.
Psalms 55:14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
Proverbs 9:17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.