# מָתַק (mataq)

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

Strong’s H4985. 5 Old Testament occurrences.

to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet

King James renderings: be (made, [idiom] take) sweet.

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

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/mataq-h4985

## Occurrences

- [Exodus 15:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/15/25) — And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he ma…
- [Job 20:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/20/12) — Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
- [Job 21:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/21/33) — The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
- [Psalms 55:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/55/14) — We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
- [Proverbs 9:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/9/17) — Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.