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Strongs H2441

H2441

חֵךְ (chêk) n-m (khake)
Source: probably from H2596 in the sense of tasting;
Meaning: properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
KJV: (roof of the) mouth, taste.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

חֵךְ n.m. palate, roof of mouth, gums {335}

Appears in a total of 18 verses:

JOB 34:3

OET-LV: 3If/because the_ear words/messages it_tests and_the_palate it_tastes (to)_food.   (JOB_34:3)

OET-RV: 3Yes, our ears test words,
 ⇔ just like our mouth distinguishes tastes. (JOB 34:3)

PRO 5:3

OET-LV: 3If/because honey the_lips_of they_drip a_strange_woman and_is_smooth more_than_oil mouth_of_her.   (PRO_5:3)

OET-RV: 3Although the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey,
 ⇔ ≈ and her speech is smoother than oil, (PRO 5:3)

SNG 7:10

OET-LV: 10 and_your_of_mouth be_like_(the)_wine_of (the)_good which_goes for_my_of_lover to_smoothness(es) which_flows_gently the_lips_of sleepers.   (SNG_7:10)

OET-RV: 10I belong to my dearest
 ⇔ and his longing is for me. (SNG 7:10)

JOB 6:30

OET-LV: 30is_there on_my_of_tongue injustice or palate_of_my not does_it_discern destruction(s).   (JOB_6:30)

OET-RV: 30Am I being unfair?
 ⇔ Am I incapable of discerning evil? (JOB 6:30)

LAM 4:4

OET-LV: 4the_tongue_of it_has_cleaved a_sucking_child to palate_of_its by_thirst children they_have_asked_for bread one_who_breaks_it there_was_not to/for_them.   (LAM_4:4)

OET-RV: 4The tongue of the breast-feeding baby sticks to the roof of his mouth with thirst.
 ⇔ The children ask for food from those distributing it, but there’s none for them. (LAM 4:4)

PRO 24:13

OET-LV: 13Eat my_son_of_Oh honey if/because it_is_good and_honey is_sweet on palate_of_your.   (PRO_24:13)

OET-RV: 13My child, eat honey because it’s good,
 ⇔ ≈ and honeycomb tastes sweet. (PRO 24:13)

PSA 119:103

OET-LV: 103How they_are_smooth to_my_of_palate message_of_your more_than_honey to_my_of_mouth.   (PSA_119:103)

OET-RV: 103Your promises are sweet to my taste,
 ⇔ yes, even sweeter than honey on my tongue. (PSA 119:103)

JOB 20:13

OET-LV: 13He_spares on/upon_it(f) and_not he_lets_it_untie/release and_he_withholds_it in_the_middle his_mouth_of_of.   (JOB_20:13)

OET-RV: 13They would miss it too much to let it go,
 ⇔ and they keep it there in the middle of their mouths. (JOB 20:13)

SNG 5:16

OET-LV: 16Mouth_of_his is_sweetness(es) and_all_of_of_him is_desirableness(es) this lover_of_is_my and_this friend_of_is_my Oh_daughters_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem).   (SNG_5:16)

OET-RV: 16His mouth is most sweet,
 ⇔ ≈ and all of him is most desirable.
 ⇔ This is my dearest, and this is my friend,
 ⇔ young women of Yerushalem. (SNG 5:16)

JOB 33:2

OET-LV: 2Here please I_open mouth_of_my it_speaks tongue_of_my on_my_of_palate.   (JOB_33:2)

OET-RV: 2Listen, I’ve opened my mouth.
 ⇔ ≈ My tongue is ready to speak. (JOB 33:2)

HOS 8:1

OET-LV: 8To mouth_of_your a_horn like_eagle is_over the_house_of YHWH because they_have_transgressed covenant_of_my and_on law_of_my they_have_rebelled.   (HOS_8:1)

OET-RV: 8Blow the trumpet—
 ⇔ someone like a vulture is swooping over Yahweh’s residence
 ⇔ because Yahweh’s people have transgressed my covenant
 ⇔ and rebelled against my law. (HOS 8:1)

JOB 12:11

OET-LV: 11Not an_ear words/messages does_it_test and_a_palate food it_tastes to_him/it.   (JOB_12:11)

OET-RV: 11Doesn’t the ear have to test the words it hears?
 ⇔ And the palate has to taste the food that’s eaten? (JOB 12:11)

PSA 137:6

OET-LV: 6May_it_cleave tongue_of_my to_my_of_palate if not I_will_remember_you if not I_will_lift_up DOM Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) above the_chief_of my_joy_of_of.   (PSA_137:6)

OET-RV: 6Let my tongue stick to my palate if I don’t keep remembering you
 ⇔ if I don’t prioritise Yerushalem over my favourite pastime. (PSA 137:6)

JOB 31:30

OET-LV: 30And_not I_have_permitted to_sin palate_of_my by_asking_for by_a_curse life_of_his.   (JOB_31:30)

OET-RV: 30I have not allowed my mouth to sin
 ⇔ by demanding their life in a curse. (JOB 31:30)

PRO 8:7

OET-LV: 7If/because truth palate_of_my it_will_utter and_is_(the)_abomination_of my_lips_of_of wickedness.   (PRO_8:7)

OET-RV: 7because my mouth will tell the truth,
 ⇔ ≈ and my lips detest wickedness. (PRO 8:7)

EZE 3:26

OET-LV: 26And_your_of_tongue I_will_make_stick to palate_of_your and_you_will_be_dumb and_not you_will_become to/for_them (into)_a_person who_reproves if/because are_a_house_of rebellion they.   (EZE_3:26)

OET-RV: 26Then I’ll make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, so you’ll become mute, and although they’re rebellious people, you won’t be able to tell them off. (EZE 3:26)

SNG 2:3

OET-LV: 3Like_an_apple_tree among_the_trees_of the_forest is_so lover_of_my between the_sons in_his_of_shade I_desired and_I_sat and_his_of_fruit was_sweet to_my_of_palate.   (SNG_2:3)

OET-RV: 3Like an apple tree among the trees in the forest,
 ⇔ so is my dearest among the young men.
 ⇔ In his shadow I greatly delighted, and I sat,
 ⇔ and his fruit is sweet to my taste. (SNG 2:3)

JOB 29:10

OET-LV: 10The_voice_of nobles they_were_hidden and_their_of_tongue to_their_of_palate it_stuck.   (JOB_29:10)

OET-RV: 10The voices of the nobles were hushed,
 ⇔ ≈ and their tongues stayed on the roofs of their mouths. (JOB 29:10)

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