What does מָתוֹק · γλυκύς mean in the Bible?
מָתוֹק · γλυκύς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pleasant, sweet tasting".
Hebrew · H4966, G1099
מָתוֹק
Sweet · sweet
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מָתוֹק H4966 sweet
γλυκύς G1099 sweet
Pronunciation glykýs
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What does מָתוֹק (matok) mean in the Bible?
מָתוֹק · γλυκύς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pleasant, sweet tasting".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4966, G1099?
H4966, G1099 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. pleasant, sweet tasting
Strong's H4966, G1099
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Source Gloss
pleasant, sweet tasting
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָתוֹק 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