What does חֵךְ mean in the Bible?
חֵךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)".
Hebrew · H2441
חֵךְ
Properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
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חֵךְ H2441
What does חֵךְ mean in the Bible?
חֵךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)".
Full entry for חֵךְ (H2441) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2441?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include my mouth (3), his mouth (2), to my taste (2), and her speech (1), and your mouth (1).
Where does חֵךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 6:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (7), Proverbs (3), Song Of Solomon (3), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It my mouth 3× Job 6:30, Job 31:30, Proverbs 8:7
his mouth 2× Job 20:13, Song Of Solomon 5:16
to my taste 2× Psalms 119:103, Song Of Solomon 2:3
and her speech 1× Proverbs 5:3
and your mouth 1× Song Of Solomon 7:9
as the mouth 1× Job 34:3
as the tongue 1× Job 12:11
is on the tip 1× Job 33:2
taste 1× Proverbs 24:13
the roof of his mouth 1× Lamentations 4:4
the roof of your mouth 1× Ezekiel 3:26
to the roof of my mouth 1× Psalms 137:6
to the roofs of their mouths 1× Job 29:10
your lips 1× Hosea 8:1
Show sample aligned rows
Job 6:30 חִ֝כִּ֗י to my mouth Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 12:11 וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ to as the tongue Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Job 20:13 חִכּֽוֹ׃ to his mouth Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Job 29:10 לְחִכָּ֥ם to to the roofs of their mouths Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Job 31:30 חִכִּ֑י to my mouth Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 33:2 בְחִכִּֽי׃ to is on the tip Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 34:3 וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ to as the mouth Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 119:103 לְ֭חִכִּי to to my taste Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 137:6 לְחִכִּי֮ to to the roof of my mouth Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Proverbs 5:3 חִכָּֽהּ׃ to and her speech Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 6:30
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 7
Job 7 Psalms 2 Proverbs 3 Song Of Solomon 3 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ 2x wə·ḥêḵ Job 12:11, Job 34:3
חִכִּ֑י 2x ḥik·kî Job 31:30, Proverbs 8:7
בְחִכִּֽי׃ 1x ḇə·ḥik·kî Job 33:2
וְחִכֵּ֕ךְ 1x wə·ḥik·kêḵ Song Of Solomon 7:9
חִכָּֽהּ׃ 1x ḥik·kāh Proverbs 5:3
חכּ֖וֹ 1x ḥ·kō Lamentations 4:4
חִכּוֹ֙ 1x ḥik·kōw Song Of Solomon 5:16
חִכּֽוֹ׃ 1x ḥik·kōw Job 20:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 3x Job 6:30, Job 31:30, Proverbs 8:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x Proverbs 24:13, Ezekiel 3:26, Hosea 8:1
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Job 20:13, Song Of Solomon 5:16, Lamentations 4:4
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 3x Psalms 119:103, Psalms 137:6, Song Of Solomon 2:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 12:11, Job 34:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Song Of Solomon 7:9
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 5:3
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Job 33:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
Source Gloss
properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing) BDB: palate Usage: (roof of the) mouth, taste.
Word Origins
חֵךְ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain