TBESH · H4966
מָתוֹק · ma.toq · sweet
adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing)
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
ma.toq H4966
מָתוֹק (ma.toq) means “sweet” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מָתוֹק Hebrew · H4966 12 tagged occurrences in 11 verses
Pronunciation guide: maw-thoke' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or מָתוּק; from H4985 (מָתַק); sweet
KJV glosses: sweet(-er, -ness).
Open Scriptures transcription · CC BY-SA
How translators render H4966
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| is sweet | 5 |
| and sweet | 1 |
| as sweet | 1 |
| is sweeter | 1 |
| something sweet | 1 |
| sweet | 1 |
| they are sweeter | 1 |
| with sweet | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| sweet | 5 |
| sweeter | 2 |
| and sweet | 1 |
| for sweet | 1 |
| for sweetness | 1 |
| is sweet | 1 |
| sweetness | 1 |
Verses containing H4966
Page 1 of 1. 11 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Judges 14:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
Read word by word - Judges 14:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
Read word by word - Psalms 19:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.11
- Proverbs 16:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Read word by word - Proverbs 24:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Read word by word - Proverbs 27:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
Read word by word - Ecclesiastes 5:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.11
- Ecclesiastes 11:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
Read word by word - Song of Solomon 2:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Read word by word - Isaiah 5:20
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 3:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
Read word by word