מַמְתַּקmamtaq

sweetness = sweet things (Nehemiah 8:10; Song of Solomon 5:16)

Pronunciation: mam-tak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4477

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Nehemiah 8:10 And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”
  • Song of Solomon 5:16 His mouth is sweetness itself; he is desirable in every way. Such, O women of Jerusalem, is my lover, my friend.

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).