מָתוֹקmâthôwq

Meanings

Same root

• מָתַקmâthaq · H4985to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

• Judges 14:14 So he said: “Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong came something sweet.” Three days later they were still trying to figure it out.
• Judges 14:18 So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer: “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson replied, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have solved my riddle!”
• Psalms 19:10 They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.
• Proverbs 16:24 Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
• Proverbs 24:13 My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
• Proverbs 27:7 A person who is full refuses honey, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.