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Original Word:מָתוֹק
Part of Speech:Adjective; noun masculine
Transliteration:mathowq
Pronunciation:maw-thoke' or maw-thook'
Phonetic Spelling:(maw-thoke')
Definition:Sweet
Meaning:sweet

Word Origin:Derived from the root verb מָתַק (matak), meaning "to be sweet" or "to become sweet."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G1099 (glukus): Meaning "sweet," used in the New Testament to describe pleasantness or sweetness, often in a metaphorical sense.

Usage:The Hebrew word "mathoq" or "mathuq" is used to describe something that is sweet in taste or pleasant in experience. It often conveys a sense of delight or enjoyment, whether in the context of food, speech, or experiences. The term is used both literally and metaphorically in the Hebrew Bible.

Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, sweetness was a valued quality, often associated with honey, which was a primary sweetener in the diet. Honey was not only a symbol of abundance and prosperity but also of God's provision and blessing. The sweetness of honey is frequently used in biblical literature to describe the desirability and pleasantness of God's words and wisdom.

Word Origin
frommathoq
Definition
sweet, sweetness
NASB Translation
pleasant (2), something sweet (1), sweet (7), sweeter (2).

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(on form see Lag ^{BN 30, 60}, compare Ba^{NB 13, 36}); — absoluteJudges 14:14 9t.; feminineEcclesiastes 5:11; pluralPsalm 19:11; —

sweet, of honeyJudges 14:14 (where = substantivea sweet thing),Judges 14:18 (both Samson's riddle),Proverbs 24:13; so =sweetness,Ezekiel 3:3; more Generally,Proverbs 27:7every bitter thing is sweet to one hungry; figurativePsalm 19:11 (God's commandments, sweeter than honey), compareProverbs 16:24 (simile of pleasant words)Songs 2:3 (i.e his caresses);Isaiah 5:20making bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter (obscuring moral distinctions; "" ).

=pleasant, sleep of the toilerEcclesiastes 5:11; lightEcclesiastes 1:17 ("" ).

sweeter,

Or mathuwq {maw-thook'}; frommathaq; sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness).

see HEBREWmathaq

וּמְתוּקִ֥ים וּמָת֖וֹק וּמָת֥וֹק ומתוק ומתוקים לְמָת֖וֹק לְמָתֽוֹק׃ למתוק למתוק׃ מְתוּקָה֙ מָ֝ת֗וֹק מָּת֣וֹק מָת֑וֹק מָת֥וֹק מָתֽוֹק׃ מתוק מתוק׃ מתוקה lə·mā·ṯō·wq lemaTok ləmāṯōwq mā·ṯō·wq maTok māṯōwq mə·ṯū·qāh metuKah məṯūqāh ū·mā·ṯō·wq ū·mə·ṯū·qîm umaTok ūmāṯōwq umetuKim ūməṯūqîmInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Judges 14:14
HEB:וּמֵעַ֖ז יָצָ֣א מָת֑וֹק וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֛וּ
NAS: camesomething sweet. But they could
KJV: came forthsweetness. And they could
INT: of the strong camesomething not could

Judges 14:18
HEB:הַחַ֔רְסָה מַה־ מָּת֣וֹק מִדְּבַ֔שׁ וּמֶ֥ה
NAS: down, Whatis sweeter than
KJV: went down,What [is] sweeter than honey?
INT: the sun Whatis sweeter honey What

Psalm 19:10
HEB:וּמִפַּ֣ז רָ֑ב וּמְתוּקִ֥ים מִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁ וְנֹ֣פֶת
NAS: fine gold;Sweeter also than
KJV: fine gold:sweeter also than honey
INT: fine muchSweeter honey and the drippings

Proverbs 16:24
HEB:אִמְרֵי־ נֹ֑עַם מָת֥וֹק לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּ֥א
NAS: are a honeycomb,Sweet to the soul
KJV: [are as] an honeycomb,sweet to the soul,
INT: words PleasantSweet to the soul and healing

Proverbs 24:13
HEB:ט֑וֹב וְנֹ֥פֶת מָ֝ת֗וֹק עַל־ חִכֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: Yes, the honey from the combis sweet to your taste;
KJV: and the honeycomb,[which is] sweet to thy taste:
INT: is good the honeyis sweet unto your taste

Proverbs 27:7
HEB:כָּל־ מַ֥ר מָתֽוֹק׃
NAS: any bitter thingis sweet.
KJV: soul every bitter thingis sweet.
INT: any bitteris sweet

Ecclesiastes 5:12
HEB: מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת הָעֹבֵ֔ד
NAS: of the workingman is pleasant, whether
KJV: of a labouring man[is] sweet, whether he eat
INT:is pleasant the sleep of the working

Ecclesiastes 11:7
HEB: וּמָת֖וֹק הָא֑וֹר וְט֥וֹב
NAS: The lightis pleasant, and [it is] good
KJV: Truly the light[is] sweet, and a pleasant
INT:is pleasant the light good

Songs 2:3
HEB:וְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּי וּפִרְי֖וֹ מָת֥וֹק לְחִכִּֽי׃
NAS: And his fruitwas sweet to my taste.
KJV: and his fruit[was] sweet to my taste.
INT: and sat and his fruitwas sweet to my taste

Isaiah 5:20
HEB:שָׂמִ֥ים מַ֛ר לְמָת֖וֹק וּמָת֥וֹק לְמָֽר׃
NAS: bitterfor sweet and sweet
KJV: bitterfor sweet, and sweet
INT: substitute bittersweet and sweet bitter

Isaiah 5:20
HEB:מַ֛ר לְמָת֖וֹק וּמָת֥וֹק לְמָֽר׃ ס
NAS: bitter for sweetand sweet for bitter!
KJV: for sweet,and sweet for bitter!
INT: bitter sweetand sweet bitter

Ezekiel 3:3
HEB:בְּפִ֖י כִּדְבַ֥שׁ לְמָתֽוֹק׃ פ
NAS: you. Then I ateit, and it was sweet as honey
KJV: as honeyfor sweetness.
INT: my mouth honeysweet

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4966
12 Occurrences

lə·mā·ṯō·wq — 2 Occ.
mā·ṯō·wq — 6 Occ.
mə·ṯū·qāh — 1 Occ.
ū·mā·ṯō·wq — 2 Occ.
ū·mə·ṯū·qîm — 1 Occ.