Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #119631

OSHB Jdg 14:14 מָתוֹק (mātōq) Strongs=4966 Lemma=‘מָתוֹק’
contextual word gloss=‘a_sweet_[thing]’ word gloss=‘sweet’
Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1141

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Other uses (4) of identical word form מָתוֹק (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מָתוֹק’ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘[is]_sweet’, ‘[was]_sweet’, ‘a_sweet_[thing]’.

PROV 16:24 contextual word gloss=‘a_sweet_[thing]’ word gloss=‘sweet’ OSHB PROV 16:24 word 5

OET-LV: 24 are_a _honeycomb _of honey words/messages _of kindness a _sweet_thing to_soul and_healing to_bone[s]. (PRO_16:24)

OET-RV: 24 Kind messages are like the honey in a honeycomb,
⇔ → sweet for the self-esteem, and healing for the bones. (PRO 16:24)

PROV 24:13 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_sweet’ word gloss=‘sweet’ OSHB PROV 24:13 word 7

OET-LV: 13 Eat my _son _of_Oh honey if/because it_is_good and_honey is_sweet on palate _of_your. (PRO_24:13)

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

PROV 27:7 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_sweet’ word gloss=‘sweet’ OSHB PROV 27:7 word 9

OET-LV: 7 An _appetite satisfied it _treads _down honey and_an _appetite hungry every _of bitter_thing is_sweet. (PRO_27:7)

OET-RV: 7 Honey isn’t so attractive when you’re full,
⇔ ^ but even bitter food is sweet when you’re hungry. (PRO 27:7)

SNG 2:3 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_sweet’ word gloss=‘sweet’ OSHB SNG 2:3 word 12

OET-LV: 3 Like_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: 3 Like 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)