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It is often used in the context of meals that are prepared with special care or are meant to be enjoyed as a treat. The term implies a sense of pleasure and satisfaction derived from eating.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, food was not only a necessity but also a means of fellowship and celebration. Meals were often communal events, and certain foods were reserved for special occasions or guests. The preparation of "matam" would have been an expression of hospitality and generosity, reflecting the host's desire to honor their guests. The concept of savoring food is deeply embedded in the cultural practices of the time, where meals were a time for community and thanksgiving.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2938.htm">taam</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>tasty or savory food, dainties<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>delicacies (2), savory dish (3), savory food (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מַטְעָם</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> only plural <font size="+1"><b>tasty or savoury food, dainties</b></font> — <font class="hebrew2">מַטְעַמִּים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-4.htm">Genesis 27:4</a>,7,9,14,17,31 (all J); suffix <font class="hebrew2">מַטְעַמּוֺתָיו</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-3.htm">Proverbs 23:3</a>; <font class="hebrew2">מַטְעַמֹּתָיו</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-6.htm">Proverbs 23:6</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dainty meat, savoury meat <p>Or (feminine) matiammah {mat-am-maw'}; from <a href="/hebrew/2938.htm">ta'am</a>; a delicacy -- dainty (meat), savoury meat. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2938.htm">ta'am</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַמַּטְעַמִּ֛ים המטעמים לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃ לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו למטעמותיו למטעמתיו׃ מַטְעַמִּ֔ים מַטְעַמִּ֖ים מַטְעַמִּ֛ים מַטְעַמִּ֜ים מטעמים ham·maṭ·‘am·mîm hammaṭ‘ammîm hammatamMim lə·maṭ·‘am·mō·ṯāw lə·maṭ·‘am·mō·w·ṯāw ləmaṭ‘ammōṯāw ləmaṭ‘ammōwṯāw lematammoTav maṭ‘ammîm maṭ·‘am·mîm matamMim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/27-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 27:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַעֲשֵׂה־ לִ֨י <b> מַטְעַמִּ֜ים </b> כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָהַ֛בְתִּי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and prepare <span class="itali">a savory dish</span> for me such<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And make <span class="itali">me savoury meat,</span> such as<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and prepare <span class="itali">A savory</span> as love<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/27-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 27:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַעֲשֵׂה־ לִ֥י <b> מַטְעַמִּ֖ים </b> וְאֹכֵ֑לָה וַאֲבָרֶכְכָ֛ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and prepare <span class="itali">a savory dish</span> for me, that I may eat,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and make <span class="itali">me savoury meat,</span> that I may eat,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> me game and prepare <span class="itali">A savory</span> may eat and bless<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/27-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 27:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֨ה אֹתָ֧ם <b> מַטְעַמִּ֛ים </b> לְאָבִ֖יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that I may prepare <span class="itali">them [as] a savory dish</span> for your father,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and I will make <span class="itali">them savoury meat</span> for thy father,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> choice may prepare <span class="itali">them a savory</span> your father he<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/27-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 27:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתַּ֤עַשׂ אִמּוֹ֙ <b> מַטְעַמִּ֔ים </b> כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אָהֵ֥ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> made <span class="itali">savory food</span> such<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> made <span class="itali">savoury meat,</span> such as his father<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> made and his mother <span class="itali">savory</span> after loved<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/27-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 27:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתִּתֵּ֧ן אֶת־ <b> הַמַּטְעַמִּ֛ים </b> וְאֶת־ הַלֶּ֖חֶם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> She also gave <span class="itali">the savory food</span> and the bread,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And she gave <span class="itali">the savoury meat</span> and the bread,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gave <span class="itali">the savory</span> and the bread which<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/27-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 27:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גַּם־ הוּא֙ <b> מַטְעַמִּ֔ים </b> וַיָּבֵ֖א לְאָבִ֑יו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> made <span class="itali">savory food,</span> and brought<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And he also had made <span class="itali">savoury meat,</span> and brought it<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also he <span class="itali">savory</span> and brought to his father<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/23-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 23:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַל־ תִּ֭תְאָו <b> לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו </b> וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Do not desire <span class="itali">his delicacies,</span> For it is deceptive<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Be not desirous <span class="itali">of his dainties:</span> for they [are] deceitful<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not desire <span class="itali">his delicacies</span> he food<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/23-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 23:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">(תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו ק) <b> לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> man, Or desire <span class="itali">his delicacies;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> neither desire <span class="itali">thou his dainty meats:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> nay desire <span class="itali">his delicacies</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4303.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4303.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4303<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hammatammim_4303.htm">ham·maṭ·‘am·mîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lematammotav_4303.htm">lə·maṭ·‘am·mō·w·ṯāw — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/matammim_4303.htm">maṭ·‘am·mîm — 5 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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