Lexicon / H4985
מָתֹק
ma.taq
  • be sweet
  • become
  • pleasant

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: be sweet

1) to be or become sweet or pleasing

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to be or become sweet

1a2) to be or become pleasant

1a3) to suck

1b) (Hiphil) to give sweet taste

Also means: ma.taq (מָתָק "to sweeten" H4988)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: become; be sweet; pleasant

Root √מתק: מָתֹק vb become be sweet pleasant Qal become sweet lit. be pleasant = suck Hiph if evil gives a sweet taste in his mouth we who used to make sweet intimacy .;(our). .or,

מָתֹק vb become be sweet pleasant Qal become sweet lit. be pleasant = suck Hiph if evil gives a sweet taste in his mouth we who used to make sweet intimacy .;(our). .or,