מַמְתַקִּים

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4477

sweetness — used 2 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

sweetness tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מַמְתַֿקִּים²: pl. sweetness sweet things tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.]pl. sweetness = sweet things;—of drinks וּשְׁתוּ מ׳ Ne 8:10 (‖ אִכְלוּ מַשְׁמַנִּים); of lover’s kisses חִכּוֹ מ׳ Ct 5:16 (‖ כֻּלּוֹ מַחֲמַדִּים).

Why these entries: BDB: headword without dagesh, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 3 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword without dagesh, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: [is] sweetness(es) (1); sweet things (1).

In the verses

Song of Songs 5:16 · tree →

חִכּוֹ֙ מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים וְכֻלּ֖וֹ מַחֲּמַדִּ֑יםזֶ֤ה דוֹדִי֙ וְזֶ֣ה רֵעִ֔י בְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Word for word: mouth his [is].sweetness(es) and all of.him [is].desirableness(es) this lover [is].my and this friend [is].my O.daughters of.Jerusalem

JPS 1917: His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.'

Nehemiah 8:10 · tree →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֡ם לְכוּ֩ אִכְל֨וּ מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים וּשְׁת֣וּ מַֽמְתַקִּ֗ים וְשִׁלְח֤וּ מָנוֹת֙ לְאֵ֣ין נָכ֣וֹן ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־קָד֥וֹשׁ הַיּ֖וֹם לַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ וְאַל־תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ כִּֽי־חֶדְוַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה הִ֥יא מָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃

Word for word: and he.said to them go eat fat.foods and drink sweet.things and send portions to there.[is].not a.[thing].prepared for him (dm) [is].holy this day to lord(s) our and do.not be.grieved (dm) the.joy of.Yahweh it refuge [is].your

JPS 1917: Then he said unto them: 'Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord; neither be ye grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.'

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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