Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H4966מָתוֹקma.toq
sweetPart of speech: Hebrew Adjective
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12 occurrences in 11 verses
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And he said unto them: Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.
מָת֑וֹק ma.Tok “a sweet [thing]”
And 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.
מָּת֣וֹק ma.Tok “[is] sweet”
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
וּמְתוּקִ֥ים (מְתוּקִ֥ים) me.tu.Kim “sweet”
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
מָת֥וֹק ma.Tok “a sweet [thing]”
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;
מָ֝ת֗וֹק ma.Tok “[is] sweet”
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
מָתֽוֹק׃ ma.Tok “[is] sweet”
Sweet is the sleep of a labouring man, whether he eat little or much; but the satiety of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
מְתוּקָה֙ me.tu.Kah “[is] sweet”
And the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
וּמָת֖וֹק (מָת֖וֹק) ma.Tok “[is] sweet”
As an apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. Under its shadow I delighted to sit, and its fruit was sweet to my taste.
מָת֥וֹק ma.Tok “[was] sweet”
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that change darkness into light, and light into darkness; that change bitter into sweet, and sweet into bitter!
לְמָת֖וֹק (מָת֖וֹק) ma.Tok “sweet”וּמָת֥וֹק (מָת֥וֹק) ma.Tok “sweet”
And He said unto me: 'Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee.' Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
לְמָתֽוֹק׃ (מָתֽוֹק) ma.Tok “sweet”