חֵךְchêk
palate, roof of mouth, gums
Pronunciation: khake · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2441
Meanings
a. a trumpet to thy palate!, gums (Hosea 8:1; Ezekiel 3:26; Job 29:10)
c. his fruit was sweet to my palate (Job 12:11; Job 34:3; Song of Solomon 2:3)
d. mouth (Song of Solomon 5:16; Song of Solomon 7:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 18 times in the Bible.
- Job 6:30 Do you think I am lying? Don’t I know the difference between right and wrong?
- Job 12:11 The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.
- Job 20:13 They savored it, holding it long in their mouths.
- Job 29:10 The highest officials of the city stood quietly, holding their tongues in respect.
- Job 31:30 No, I have never sinned by cursing anyone or by asking for revenge.
- Job 33:2 Now that I have begun to speak, let me continue.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).