מַמְתַּק
mamtak · sweet thing
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4477 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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mamtak (מַמְתַּק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “sweet thing”.
Sweet drinks (Nehemiah 8:10); sweetness (Song of Songs 5:16).
How to say it
mam·tak
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What tastes pleasant and gives delight; sweet.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- sweet drinks ×1
- sweetness ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Nehemiah 8:10
And he said to them, “Go, eat rich fatty foods and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to the one for whom nothing is prepared, for holy is the day to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of YHWH is your stronghold.”
- Song of Songs 5:16
His palate is sweetness, and all of him desirable. This is my beloved, and this is my companion, daughters of Jerusalem.