# מַחֲמָאָה (machamaah)

Israeli respelling: ma-cha-ma-ah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4260. 1 Old Testament occurrences.

something buttery (i.e. unctuous and pleasant), as (figuratively) flattery

King James renderings: [idiom] than butter.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/machamaah-h4260

## Occurrences

- [Psalms 55:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/55/21) — The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.