What does מָתוֹק mean in the Bible?
מָתוֹק is a Hebrew word meaning "sweet".
Hebrew · H4966
מָתוֹק
Sweet
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מָתוֹק H4966
What does מָתוֹק mean in the Bible?
מָתוֹק is a Hebrew word meaning "sweet".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4966?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is sweet (5), and sweet (1), as sweet (1), is sweeter (1), something sweet (1).
Where does מָתוֹק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 14:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (2), Isaiah (2), Judges (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 is sweet 5× Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 27:7, Ecclesiastes 5:12, Ecclesiastes 11:7
and sweet 1× Isaiah 5:20
as sweet 1× Ezekiel 3:3
is sweeter 1× Judges 14:18
something sweet 1× Judges 14:14
sweet 1× Proverbs 16:24
they are sweeter 1× Psalms 19:10
with sweet 1× Isaiah 5:20
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 14:14 מָת֑וֹק to something sweet Adjective - masculine singular Judges 14:18 מָּת֣וֹק to is sweeter Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 19:10 וּמְתוּקִ֥ים to they are sweeter Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Proverbs 16:24 מָת֥וֹק to sweet Adjective - masculine singular Proverbs 24:13 מָ֝ת֗וֹק to is sweet Adjective - masculine singular Proverbs 27:7 מָתֽוֹק׃ to is sweet Adjective - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 5:12 מְתוּקָה֙ to is sweet Adjective - feminine singular Ecclesiastes 11:7 וּמָת֖וֹק to is sweet Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 2:3 מָת֥וֹק to is sweet Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 5:20 לְמָת֖וֹק to with sweet Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 14:14
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 7
Judges 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 3 Ecclesiastes 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
מָת֥וֹק 2x mā·ṯō·wq Proverbs 16:24, Song Of Solomon 2:3
וּמָת֖וֹק 1x ū·mā·ṯō·wq Ecclesiastes 11:7
וּמָת֥וֹק 1x ū·mā·ṯō·wq Isaiah 5:20
וּמְתוּקִ֥ים 1x ū·mə·ṯū·qîm Psalms 19:10
לְמָת֖וֹק 1x lə·mā·ṯō·wq Isaiah 5:20
לְמָתֽוֹק׃פ 1x lə·mā·ṯō·wq Ezekiel 3:3
מָת֑וֹק 1x mā·ṯō·wq Judges 14:14
מָ֝ת֗וֹק 1x mā·ṯō·wq Proverbs 24:13
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 6x Judges 14:14, Judges 14:18, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 24:13
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Ecclesiastes 11:7, Isaiah 5:20
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 5:20, Ezekiel 3:3
Adjective - feminine singular 1x Ecclesiastes 5:12
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Psalms 19:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. sweet
Source Gloss
sweet
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
sweet Usage: sweet(-er, -ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָתוֹק is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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