מֶתֶק

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4986

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

מֶ֫תֶק: n.m. sweetness tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m. Pr 16:21 sweetness; cstr. מ׳ שְׂפָתַיִם Pr 16:21 i.e. agreeable, attractive speech, so prob. מ׳ רֵעִֽהוּ 27:9 the sweetness of one’s friend, i.e. of his speech.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (5 candidates)

Glosses

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

In the verses

Proverbs 16:21 · tree →

לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקָּרֵ֣א נָב֑וֹן וּמֶ֥תֶק שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃

Word for word: to.[the] wise of.heart it.is.called [one.who].has.understanding and sweetness of.lips it.increases persuasiveness

JPS 1917: The wise in heart is called a man of discernment; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Proverbs 27:9 · tree →

שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב וּמֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃

Word for word: oil and perfume it.makes.glad a.heart and the.sweetness his.friend his [is].from.[the] counsel of.a.person

JPS 1917: Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

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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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