מָתְקִ֔/י
𐤌𐤕𐤒/𐤉
môtheq
my sweetness
Sweetness; a pleasant or agreeable taste or quality, typically associated with food, drink, or speech. The term primarily denotes the natural quality of being sweet, particularly that which is desirable or delightful to the senses of taste or, by extension, to other experiences.
Judges 9:11 · Word #6
Lexicon H4987
| Lemma | מֹתֶק |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤕𐤒 |
| Transliteration | môtheq |
| Strong's | H4987 |
| Definition | Sweetness; a pleasant or agreeable taste or quality, typically associated with food, drink, or speech. The term primarily denotes the natural quality of being sweet, particularly that which is desirable or delightful to the senses of taste or, by extension, to other experiences. |
Morphology HNcmsc/Sp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | my sweetness |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4987-01
my sweetness
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in construct state with 1cs pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מֹתֶק denotes the quality of sweetness or pleasantness derived from the root מתק. As a masculine singular noun in construct with a 1st person common singular suffix, it expresses possession: "my sweetness." |
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