Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
sweet
Usage: adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing)
Strong's Number
H4966
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
7
Strong's H4966 Quick Answer
Strong's H4966 מָתוֹק מָתוּק (mathowq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mathowq (maw-thoke') (or mathuwq {maw-thook'}) adj. 1. sweet [from H4985] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include sweet. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mathowq (maw-thoke') (or mathuwq {maw-thook'}) adj. 1. sweet [from H4985]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sweet
Meaning and Definition
mathowq (maw-thoke') (or mathuwq {maw-thook'}) adj. 1. sweet [from H4985] KJV: sweet(-er, -ness). Root(s): H4985
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4966. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4966 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mathowq, 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.
sweet
Proverbs 16:24
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How Strong's H4966 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 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4966 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 H4966 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? and he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4966.
And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? and he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4966, grouped by book.
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4966 FAQ
What does mathoq (מָתוֹק) mean?
Mathoq (Strong's H4966) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sweet". mathowq (maw-thoke') (or mathuwq {maw-thook'}) adj. 1. sweet [from H4985]
How many times is mathoq (מָתוֹק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H4966 across 7 books.
Where can I study mathoq (מָתוֹק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4966 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mathoq (מָתוֹק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sweet. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.