What does מָתַק · γεύομαι mean in the Bible?
מָתַק · γεύομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pleasantness or sweetness".
Hebrew · H4985, G1089
מֶתֶק
To suck , by implication, to relish , or (intransitively) be sweet · to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
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מָתַק H4985 to suck , by implication, to relish , or (intransitively) be sweet
γεύομαι G1089 to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
Pronunciation geúomai
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What does מֶתֶק (meteq) mean in the Bible?
מָתַק · γεύομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "pleasantness or sweetness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4985, G1089?
H4985, G1089 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. pleasantness or sweetness
Source Gloss
pleasantness or sweetness
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Imperfect Job 20:12 · Ps 55:15 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Job 21:33 1×
Imperfect Prov 9:17 1×
Word Origins
מֶתֶק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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