מֶתֶק
meteq
sweetness
Strong's H4986NounHebrewTWOT 1268a

מֶתֶק (meteq) is a Hebrew noun meaning sweetness. It appears 2 times in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4986).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1268a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1268a)sweetness; pleasantness
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מֶ֫תֶק noun, masculine: sweetness

Strong's H4986 מֶתֶק: figuratively, pleasantness (of discourse)
KJV:sweetness.

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 1268: מָתֹק mātōq — become, be sweet, pleasant; become sweet, suck; relish, dainty, food; feed sweetly

See it in Scripture

Proverbs 16:21

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