Strong's Lexicon mathoq or mathuq: Sweet Original Word: מָתוֹק 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. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom mathoq Definition sweet, sweetness NASB Translation pleasant (2), something sweet (1), sweet (7), sweeter (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs מָתוֺק adjective sweet, and noun [masculine] sweetness (on form see Lag BN 30, 60, compare BaNB 13, 36); — absolute ׳מ Judges 14:14 9t.; feminine מְתוּקָה Ecclesiastes 5:11; plural מְתוּקִים Psalm 19:11; — 1 sweet, of honey Judges 14:14 (where ׳מ = substantive a sweet thing), Judges 14:18 (both Samson's riddle), Proverbs 24:13; so = sweetness, Ezekiel 3:3; more Generally, ׳כָּלמַֿר מ Proverbs 27:7 every bitter thing is sweet to one hungry; figurative Psalm 19:11 (God's commandments, sweeter than honey), compare Proverbs 16:24 (simile of pleasant words) לְחִכִּי ׳וּפִרְיוֺ מ Songs 2:3 (i.e his caresses); לְמָ֑ר ׳וּמ ׳שָׂמִים מַר לְמ Isaiah 5:20 making bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter (obscuring moral distinctions; "" הָאֹמְרִים לָרַע טוֺב וְלַטּוֺב רָ֑ע). 2 = pleasant, sleep of the toiler Ecclesiastes 5:11; light Ecclesiastes 1:17 ("" טוֺב לַעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֺת אֶתהַֿשֶּׁמֶשׁ). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sweeter, Or mathuwq {maw-thook'}; from mathaq; sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness). see HEBREW mathaq Forms and Transliterations 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 ūməṯūqîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Judges 14:14 HEB: וּמֵעַ֖ז יָצָ֣א מָת֑וֹק וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֛וּ NAS: came something sweet. But they could KJV: came forth sweetness. And they could INT: of the strong came something not could Judges 14:18 Psalm 19:10 Proverbs 16:24 Proverbs 24:13 Proverbs 27:7 Ecclesiastes 5:12 Ecclesiastes 11:7 Songs 2:3 Isaiah 5:20 Isaiah 5:20 Ezekiel 3:3 12 Occurrences |
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