Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
delicacy
Usage: tasty or savory food, delectable food, dainties
Strong's Number
H4303
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
2
Strong's H4303 Quick Answer
Strong's H4303 מַטעַם מַטעַמָּה (mat`am) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mat`am (mat-am') (or (feminine) matiammah {mat-am-maw'}) n-m. 1. a delicacy [from H2938] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include meat and dainty. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mat`am (mat-am') (or (feminine) matiammah {mat-am-maw'}) n-m. 1. a delicacy [from H2938]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- meat and dainty
Meaning and Definition
mat`am (mat-am') (or (feminine) matiammah {mat-am-maw'}) n-m. 1. a delicacy [from H2938] KJV: dainty (meat), savoury meat. Root(s): H2938
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4303. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4303 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mat`am, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
dainty
Proverbs 23:6
meat
Proverbs 23:3
How Strong's H4303 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4303 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4303 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4303.
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4303, grouped by book.
Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4303 FAQ
What does matam (מַטְעַם) mean?
Matam (Strong's H4303) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "savoury meat". mat`am (mat-am') (or (feminine) matiammah {mat-am-maw'}) n-m. 1. a delicacy [from H2938]
How many times is matam (מַטְעַם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H4303 across 2 books.
Where can I study matam (מַטְעַם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4303 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate matam (מַטְעַם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as meat and dainty. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.