מָתַקmâthaq

Meanings

Same root

• מַמְתַּקmamtaq · H4477something sweet (literally or figuratively)
• מָתוֹקmâthôwq · H4966sweet
• מֶתֶקmetheq · H4986figuratively, pleasantness (of discourse)
• מֹתֶקmôtheq · H4987sweetness
• מָתָקmâthâq · H4988a dainty, i.e. (generally) food

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 15:25 So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink. It was there at Marah that the Lord set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him.
• Job 20:12 “They enjoyed the sweet taste of wickedness, letting it melt under their tongue.
• Job 21:33 A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery. Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest, and the earth gives sweet repose.
• Job 24:20 Their own mothers will forget them. Maggots will find them sweet to eat. No one will remember them. Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm.
• Psalms 55:14 What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
• Proverbs 9:17 “Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!”