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It often conveys a sense of delight or enjoyment, whether in the context of food, speech, or experiences. The term is used both literally and metaphorically in the Hebrew Bible.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, sweetness was a valued quality, often associated with honey, which was a primary sweetener in the diet. Honey was not only a symbol of abundance and prosperity but also of God's provision and blessing. The sweetness of honey is frequently used in biblical literature to describe the desirability and pleasantness of God's words and wisdom.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/4985.htm">mathoq</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>sweet, sweetness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pleasant (2), something sweet (1), sweet (7), sweeter (2).<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">מָתוֺק</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sweet</b></font>, and <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sweetness</b></font> (on form see Lag<sup> BN 30, 60</sup>, compare Ba<sup>NB 13, 36</sup>); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/14-14.htm">Judges 14:14</a> 9t.; feminine <font class="hebrew2">מְתוּקָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/5-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:11</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">מְתוּקִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/19-11.htm">Psalm 19:11</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>sweet</em>, of honey <a href="/interlinear/judges/14-14.htm">Judges 14:14</a> (where <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מ</font> = substantive <em>a sweet thing</em>), <a href="/interlinear/judges/14-18.htm">Judges 14:18</a> (both Samson's riddle), <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-13.htm">Proverbs 24:13</a>; so = <em>sweetness</em>, <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Ezekiel 3:3</a>; more Generally, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כָּלמַֿר מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/27-7.htm">Proverbs 27:7</a> <em>every bitter thing is sweet</em> to one hungry; figurative <a href="/interlinear/psalms/19-11.htm">Psalm 19:11</a> (God's commandments, sweeter than honey), compare <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-24.htm">Proverbs 16:24</a> (simile of pleasant words) <font class="hebrew2">לְחִכִּי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וּפִרְיוֺ מ</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/2-3.htm">Songs 2:3</a> (i.e his caresses); <font class="hebrew2">לְמָ֑ר</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וּמ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שָׂמִים מַר לְמ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> <em>making bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter</em> (obscuring moral distinctions; "" <font class="hebrew2">הָאֹמְרִים לָרַע טוֺב וְלַטּוֺב רָ֑ע</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> = <em>pleasant</em>, sleep of the toiler <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/5-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:11</a>; light <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/1-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:17</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">טוֺב לַעֵינַיִם לִרְאוֺת אֶתהַֿשֶּׁמֶשׁ</font>). <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>sweeter, <p>Or mathuwq {maw-thook'}; from <a href="/hebrew/4985.htm">mathaq</a>; sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4985.htm">mathaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּמְתוּקִ֥ים וּמָת֖וֹק וּמָת֥וֹק ומתוק ומתוקים לְמָת֖וֹק לְמָתֽוֹק׃ למתוק למתוק׃ מְתוּקָה֙ מָ֝ת֗וֹק מָּת֣וֹק מָת֑וֹק מָת֥וֹק מָתֽוֹק׃ מתוק מתוק׃ מתוקה lə·mā·ṯō·wq lemaTok ləmāṯōwq mā·ṯō·wq maTok māṯōwq mə·ṯū·qāh metuKah məṯūqāh ū·mā·ṯō·wq ū·mə·ṯū·qîm umaTok ūmāṯōwq umetuKim ūməṯūqîm<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/judges/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 14:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמֵעַ֖ז יָצָ֣א <b> מָת֑וֹק </b> וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֛וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came <span class="itali">something sweet.</span> But they could<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> came forth <span class="itali">sweetness.</span> And they could<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the strong came <span class="itali">something</span> not could<p><b><a href="/text/judges/14-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 14:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַחַ֔רְסָה מַה־ <b> מָּת֣וֹק </b> מִדְּבַ֔שׁ וּמֶ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> down, What <span class="itali">is sweeter</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> went down, <span class="itali">What [is] sweeter</span> than honey?<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/14-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sun What <span class="itali">is sweeter</span> honey What<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/19-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 19:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמִפַּ֣ז רָ֑ב <b> וּמְתוּקִ֥ים </b> מִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁ וְנֹ֣פֶת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fine gold; <span class="itali">Sweeter</span> also than<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fine gold: <span class="itali">sweeter</span> also than honey<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/19-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fine much <span class="itali">Sweeter</span> honey and the drippings<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/16-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 16:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִמְרֵי־ נֹ֑עַם <b> מָת֥וֹק </b> לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are a honeycomb, <span class="itali">Sweet</span> to the soul<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [are as] an honeycomb, <span class="itali">sweet</span> to the soul,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> words Pleasant <span class="itali">Sweet</span> to the soul and healing<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/24-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 24:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ט֑וֹב וְנֹ֥פֶת <b> מָ֝ת֗וֹק </b> עַל־ חִכֶּֽךָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Yes, the honey from the comb <span class="itali">is sweet</span> to your taste;<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the honeycomb, <span class="itali">[which is] sweet</span> to thy taste:<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is good the honey <span class="itali">is sweet</span> unto your taste<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/27-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 27:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ מַ֥ר <b> מָתֽוֹק׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> any bitter thing <span class="itali">is sweet.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> soul every bitter thing <span class="itali">is sweet.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/27-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> any bitter <span class="itali">is sweet</span><p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 5:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מְתוּקָה֙ </b> שְׁנַ֣ת הָעֹבֵ֔ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the working <span class="itali">man is pleasant,</span> whether<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of a labouring man <span class="itali">[is] sweet,</span> whether he eat<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">is pleasant</span> the sleep of the working<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 11:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּמָת֖וֹק </b> הָא֑וֹר וְט֥וֹב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The light <span class="itali">is pleasant,</span> and [it is] good<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Truly the light <span class="itali">[is] sweet,</span> and a pleasant<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">is pleasant</span> the light good<p><b><a href="/text/songs/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 2:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּי וּפִרְי֖וֹ <b> מָת֥וֹק </b> לְחִכִּֽי׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And his fruit <span class="itali">was sweet</span> to my taste.<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and his fruit <span class="itali">[was] sweet</span> to my taste.<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/2-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and sat and his fruit <span class="itali">was sweet</span> to my taste<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 5:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׂמִ֥ים מַ֛ר <b> לְמָת֖וֹק </b> וּמָת֥וֹק לְמָֽר׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bitter <span class="itali">for sweet</span> and sweet<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bitter <span class="itali">for sweet,</span> and sweet<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> substitute bitter <span class="itali">sweet</span> and sweet bitter<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 5:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַ֛ר לְמָת֖וֹק <b> וּמָת֥וֹק </b> לְמָֽר׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bitter for sweet <span class="itali">and sweet</span> for bitter!<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for sweet, <span class="itali">and sweet</span> for bitter!<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bitter sweet <span class="itali">and sweet</span> bitter<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 3:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּפִ֖י כִּדְבַ֥שׁ <b> לְמָתֽוֹק׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you. Then I ate <span class="itali">it, and it was sweet</span> as honey<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as honey <span class="itali">for sweetness.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my mouth honey <span class="itali">sweet</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4966.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4966.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4966<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lematok_4966.htm">lə·mā·ṯō·wq — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/matok_4966.htm">mā·ṯō·wq — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/metukah_4966.htm">mə·ṯū·qāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umatok_4966.htm">ū·mā·ṯō·wq — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umetukim_4966.htm">ū·mə·ṯū·qîm — 1 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 = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/4965.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4965"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4965" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/4967.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4967"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4967" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>