חֵךְ (ḥēk) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning palate. It appears
18 times
in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2441).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 692a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 692a)palate, roof of mouth, gums; mouth; taste
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֵךְnoun, masculine: palate, roof of mouth, gums
Strong's H2441חֵךְ: properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing) KJV:(roof of the) mouth, taste.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 692: חנךḥnk — Root of: חֵךְ palate, roof of mouth, gums