Hebrew root (lemma) ‘מָתֹק’ (mātoq)

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This root form (lemma) ‘מָתֹק’ is used in 6 different forms in the Hebrew originals: יִמְתָּקוּ (1, Vqi3mp), מְתָק,וֹ (1, Vqp3ms,Sp3ms), תַּמְתִּיק (1, Vhi3fs), נַמְתִּיק (1, Vhi1cp), מָתְקוּ (1, Vqp3cp), וַֽ,יִּמְתְּקוּ (1, C,Vqw3mp).

It is glossed in 6 different ways: ‘it_tastes_sweet’(1), ‘it,sucks_on_him’(1), ‘and,they_became_sweet’(1), ‘they_are_sweet’(1), ‘we_made_sweet’(1), ‘they_will_be_sweet’(1).

Have 6 uses of Hebrew root (lemma) ‘מָתֹק’ (mātoq) in the Hebrew originals

EXO 15:25 וַֽ,יִּמְתְּקוּ (va, yimtəqū) C,Vqw3mp contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, they_became_sweet’ morpheme glosses=‘and, became_sweet’ OSHB EXO 15:25 word 10

OET-LV: 25 And_he _cried _out to YHWH and_he_showed _him YHWH a _tree and_he _threw_it into the_waters and_ the_waters _they_became_sweet there he _made to_him/it a _decree and_a _custom and_there he_put _it _to _the _test. (EXO 15:25)

OET-RV: 25 So Mosheh cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink.
¶ Yahweh made a statue at that place, and a rule, and he tested Mosheh there, (EXO 15:25)

JOB 20:12 תַּמְתִּיק (tamtīq) Vhi3fs contextual word gloss=‘it_tastes_sweet’ word gloss=‘sweet’ OSHB JOB 20:12 word 2

OET-LV: 12 Though it_tastes_sweet in_mouth _of_his evil he_hides _it under tongue _of_his. (JOB 20:12)

OET-RV: ⇔  12 Although their evil tastes sweet in their mouths,
⇔ they hide it under their tongues. (JOB 20:12)

JOB 21:33 מָתְקוּ (mātəqū) Vqp3cp contextual word gloss=‘they_will_be_sweet’ word gloss=‘sweet’ OSHB JOB 21:33 word 1

OET-LV: 33 They_will_be_sweet to_him/it the_clods _of the_wadi and_after_him every _of person he _will _follow and_before_face _of_him there_is_not number. (JOB 21:33)

OET-RV: 33 The clods of the riverbed will be sweet to them.
⇔ Everyone will follow along behind them,
⇔ ≈ and no one can count those who go in front of them. (JOB 21:33)

JOB 24:20 מְתָק,וֹ (mətāq, ō) Vqp3ms,Sp3ms contextual morpheme glosses=‘it, sucks_on_him’ morpheme glosses=‘feasts, them’ OSHB JOB 24:20 word 3

OET-LV: 20 It_forgets _him the_womb it_sucks_on_him maggot[s] again not he _is _remembered and_it _was _broken like_tree injustice. (JOB 24:20)

OET-RV: 20 The womb will forget them—the worm will dine on them.
⇔ ≈ They won’t be remembered again—injustice is like a broken tree. (JOB 24:20)

PSA 55:15 נַמְתִּיק (namtīq) Vhi1cp contextual word gloss=‘we_made_sweet’ word gloss=‘take_sweet’ OSHB PSA 55:15 word 3

OET-LV: 15  Who together we_made_sweet counsel in_house _of god we _walked _about in_a _crowd. (PSA 55:15)

OET-RV: 14 We’d had good times together.
⇔ We’d walked among the crowd in God’s residence. (PSA 55:14)

PROV 9:17 יִמְתָּקוּ (yimtāqū) Vqi3mp contextual word gloss=‘they_are_sweet’ word gloss=‘sweet’ OSHB PROV 9:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 Waters stolen they_are_sweet and_bread _of secret _places it _is _pleasant. (PRO 9:17)

OET-RV: 17 “Stolen drinks are sweet,
⇔ ≈ and secret food tastes good.” (PRO 9:17)

Lemmas with same root consonants as ‘מתק’ (mtq)

It's possible that some of these might not have any actual semantic connection to the main root above—use with caution.

Have 1 use of Hebrew root (lemma) ‘מֹתֶק’ (moteq) in the Hebrew originals

JDG 9:11 מָתְקִ,י (mātəqi, y) Ncmsc,Sp1cs contextual morpheme glosses=‘sweetness_of, my’ morpheme glosses=‘sweetness_of, my’ OSHB JDG 9:11 word 6

OET-LV: 11 And_she/it _said to/for_them the _fig_tree will_I _cease DOM sweetness_of_my and_DOM fruit _of_my (the)_good and_will _I _go to_sway over the_trees. (JDG 9:11)

OET-RV: 11 But the fig tree answered them, ‘Have I stopped producing my sweetness and my good fruit, that I should go to sway above the other trees?’ (JDG 9:11)

Have 2 uses of Hebrew root (lemma) ‘מֶתֶק’ (meteq) in the Hebrew originals

PROV 16:21 וּ,מֶתֶק (ū, meteq) C,Ncmsc contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, sweetness_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, pleasant_of’ OSHB PROV 16:21 word 5

OET-LV: 21 To_the_wise _of heart one _who_has _understanding it _is _called and_sweetness_of lips it _increases persuasiveness. (PRO 16:21)

OET-RV: 21 A person with a wise nature will be called ‘understanding’,
⇔ and pleasant lips are more persuasive. (PRO 16:21)

PROV 27:9 וּ,מֶתֶק (ū, meteq) C,Ncmsc contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, the_sweetness_of’ morpheme glosses=‘and, pleasantness_of’ OSHB PROV 27:9 word 5

OET-LV: 9 Oil and_perfume it _makes _glad a _heart and_the_sweetness_of his/its_neighbour is_from_the_counsel _of a _person. (PRO 27:9)

OET-RV: 9 Lotions and perfumes make a person cheery,
⇔ → but it’s so pleasant to be given good advice by a friend. (PRO 27:9)