Mâthôwq — H4966

Definition

masculine noun

sweet

1. adj
2. sweet
3. n m
4. sweetness, pleasant (thing)

Usually translated as

sweet, sweeter, sweetness

Origin

or mâthûwq; from H4985

• Derived from Mâthaq (H4985)

Greek equivalents

• glykýs (G1099)

Occurrences

Mâthôwq occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (2), Psalms (1), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (1), Ezekiel (1)

• Judges 14:14 — And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness (מָת֑וֹק). And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
• Judges 14:18 — And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter (מָּת֣וֹק) 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.
• Psalms 19:10 — More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter (וּמְתוּקִ֥ים) also than honey and the honeycomb.
• Proverbs 16:24 — Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet (מָת֥וֹק) to the soul, and health to the bones.
• Proverbs 24:13 — My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet (מָ֝ת֗וֹק) to thy taste:
• Proverbs 27:7 — The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet (מָתֽוֹק).
• Ecclesiastes 5:12 — The sleep of a labouring man is sweet (מְתוּקָה֙), 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 (וּמָת֖וֹק), and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
• Song of Songs 2:3 — As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet (מָת֥וֹק) to my taste.
• 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 (לְמָת֖וֹק), 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 (וּמָת֥וֹק) for bitter!
• Ezekiel 3:3 — 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).