What does מַטְעַם · βρῶμα mean in the Bible?
מַטְעַם · βρῶμα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "choice foods or luxurious dishes".
Hebrew · H4303, G1033
מַטְעַמִּים
A delicacy · food
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מַטְעַם H4303 a delicacy
βρῶμα G1033 food
Pronunciation brōma
Food as material sustenance, but also used tropically for spiritual nourishment in Johannine theology.
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What does מַטְעַמִּים (matammim) mean in the Bible?
מַטְעַם · βρῶμα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "choice foods or luxurious dishes".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4303, G1033?
H4303, G1033 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. choice foods or luxurious dishes
Strong's H4303, G1033
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Source Gloss
choice foods or luxurious dishes
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַטְעַמִּים is built from this root:
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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