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And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Read in context →And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
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nîychôwach · nee-kho'-akh
properly, restful, i.e. pleasant; abstractly, delight
Strong's KJV usage: sweet (odour).
Strong's first: Genesis 8:21Strong's last: Ezekiel 20:41
Open full H5207 profile →çam · sam
an aroma
Strong's KJV usage: sweet (spice).
Strong's first: Exodus 25:6Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 13:11
Open full H5561 profile →mâthôwq · maw-thoke'
sweet
Strong's KJV usage: sweet(-er, -ness).
Strong's first: Proverbs 16:24Strong's last: Isaiah 5:20
Open full H4966 profile →mâthaq · maw-thak'
to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweet
Strong's KJV usage: be (made, × take) sweet.
Strong's first: Exodus 15:25Strong's last: Proverbs 9:17
Open full H4985 profile →ʻârêb · aw-rabe'
to be agreeable
Strong's KJV usage: be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
Strong's first: Psalms 104:34Strong's last: Jeremiah 31:26
Open full H6149 profile →glykýs · gloo-koos'
sweet (i.e. not bitter nor salt)
Strong's KJV usage: :--sweet, fresh.
Strong's first: James 3:11Strong's last: Revelation 10:10
Open full G1099 profile →besem · beh'-sem
fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant
Strong's KJV usage: smell, spice, sweet (odour).
Strong's first: Exodus 30:23Strong's last: Exodus 30:23
Open full H1314 profile →mamtaq · mam-tak'
something sweet (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: (most) sweet.
Strong's first: Nehemiah 8:10Strong's last: Song of Solomon 5:16
Open full H4477 profile →nâʻîym · naw-eem'
delightful (objective or subjective, literal or figurative)
Strong's KJV usage: pleasant(-ure), sweet.
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 23:1Strong's last: Proverbs 23:8
Open full H5273 profile →ʻârêb · aw-rabe'
pleasant
Strong's KJV usage: sweet.
Strong's first: Proverbs 20:17Strong's last: Song of Solomon 2:14
Open full H6156 profile →ṭôwb · tobe
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
Strong's KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
Strong's first: Jeremiah 6:20Strong's last: Jeremiah 6:20
Open full H2896 profile →yâṭab · yaw-tab'
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Strong's KJV usage: be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ( well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, × very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
Strong's first: Isaiah 23:16Strong's last: Isaiah 23:16
Open full H3190 profile →mâlats · maw-lats'
to be smooth, i.e. (figuratively) pleasant
Strong's KJV usage: be sweet.
Strong's first: Psalms 119:103Strong's last: Psalms 119:103
Open full H4452 profile →merqâch · mer-kawkh'
a spicy herb
Strong's KJV usage: × sweet.
Strong's first: Song of Solomon 5:13Strong's last: Song of Solomon 5:13
Open full H4840 profile →nâʻêm · naw-ame'
to be agreeable (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet.
Strong's first: Psalms 141:6Strong's last: Psalms 141:6
Open full H5276 profile →Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.
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And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.
And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:
And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.
It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year;
And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.
But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:
And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish:
But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
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SWEET, adjective [Latin suavis.]
1. Agreeable or grateful to the taste; as, sugar or honey is sweet
2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; as a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. Exodus 26:1.
3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice.
4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; as a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion; a sweet form.
5. Fresh; not salt; as sweet water.
6. Not sour; as sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
7. Mild; soft; gentle.
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?
Job 38:31.
8. Mild; soft; kind; obliging; as sweet manners.
9. Grateful; pleasing.
SWEET interchange of hill and valley.
10. Making soft or excellent music; as a sweet singer.
11. Not stale; as sweet butter. The bread is sweet
12. Not turned; not sour; as sweet milk.
13. Not putrescent or putrid; as, the meat is sweet
SWEET, noun Something pleasing or grateful to the mind; as the sweets of domestic life.
A little bitter mingled in our cup, leaves no relish of the sweet
1. A sweet substance; particularly, any vegetable juice which is added to wines to improve them.
2. A perfume.
3. A word of endearment.
4. Cane juice, melasses, or other sweet vegetable substance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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