H4986
H4986 — מֶתֶק
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
metheq (meh'-thek) n-m.
1. figuratively, pleasantness (of discourse)
[from H4985]
KJV: sweetness.
Root(s): H4985
TWOT
TWOT: 1268a
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KJV Renderings
sweetness.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB4902
מֶ֫תֶק noun masculine Prov 16:21 sweetness; construct שְׂפָתַיִם ׳ מ Prov 16:21 i.e. agreeable, attractive speech, so probably רֵעֵהוּ ׳ מ Prov 27:9 the sweetness of one's friend, i.e. of his speech.