Definition
a primitive root; to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet
Traditional renderings: be (made, × take) sweet.
Traditional renderings: be (made, × take) sweet.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Exodus 15:25וַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּ · were sweetenedAnd Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
- Job 20:12תַּמְתִּ֣יק · is sweetThough evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
- Job 21:33מָֽתְקוּ־ · are sweetThe clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
- Job 24:20מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ · feeds on themThe womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
- Psalm 55:14נַמְתִּ֣יק · shared sweetWe shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
- Proverbs 9:17יִמְתָּ֑קוּ · is sweet“Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”