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 made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
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מָתַק
H4985 · mâthaq · maw-thak' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet
KJV usage
be (made, × take) sweet.
KJV renderings in this mapping
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Mapped occurrences
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.