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Lexicon :: Strong's H2441 - ḥēḵ

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חֵךְ
Transliteration
ḥēḵ
Pronunciation
khake
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from חָנַךְ (H2596) in the sense of tasting
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TWOT Reference: 692a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵךְ chêk, khake; probably from H2596 in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing):—(roof of the) mouth, taste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H2441 in the following manner: mouth (9x), roof of the mouth (5x), taste (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H2441 in the following manner: mouth (9x), roof of the mouth (5x), taste (4x).

  1. mouth, palate, taste, gums

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵךְ chêk, khake; probably from H2596 in the sense of tasting; properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing):—(roof of the) mouth, taste.
STRONGS H2441: Abbreviations
† חֵךְ noun masculine palate, roof of mouth, gums (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic axkzeo חִכָּא Arabic حَنَكً palate, roof of mouth, jaws, lower part of mouth, lower jaw of horse, mouth, etc. Lane659 Dozyi. 332); — absolute ח׳ Job 12:11; Job 34:3; suffix חִכִּי Proverbs 8:7 + 6 times, חִכְּךָ Hosea 8:1, חִכֶּ֑ךָ Ezekiel 3:26; Proverbs 24:13; chiefly in poetry, especially Wisdom Literature: — חִכֵךְ Cant 7:10, חִכּוֺ Lamentations 4:4 + 2 times, חִכָּהּ Proverbs 5:3, חִכָּם Job 29:10; — palate, roof of mouth:
a. אֶלחִֿכְּךָ שֹׁפָר Hosea 8:1 a trumpet to thy palate! (or gums; as in English, to thy lips); often with לָשׁוֺן, tongue clings (דבק) to חך, expression for speechlessness Ezekiel 3:26; Job 29:10, as imprecation Psalm 137:6; for the parching of extreme thirst Lamentations 4:4 (בַּצָּמָא), compare Psalm 22:16 MT יָבֵּשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׂ כֹּחִי read חִכִּי for כחי see Checritical note (|| לְשׁוֺנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֺחָ֑י).
b. as organ of speech Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 8:7 (both || שְׂפָתַיִם), Job 31:30; Job 33:2 דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֺנִי בְחִכִּי (|| פּ׳ פָּתַחְתִּי).
c. as organ of taste Job 12:11; Job 34:3, לְחִכִּי מָתוֺק פִּרְיוֹ Songs 2:3 his fruit was sweet to my palate, Proverbs 24:13 (implied simile of wisdom as sweet to the soul); figurative of God's words as sweet לְח׳ Psalm 119:103 (|| פִּי): of taste as distinguishing misfortunes Job 6:30 (|| לָשׁוֺן; > others of speech); of keeping wickedness בְּתוֺךְ ח׳ Job 20:18 (|| תַּחַת לָשׁוֺן), i.e. delighting in and prolonging the taste of it.
d. nearly = mouth, as an element in personal sweetness and beauty Songs 5:16; Songs 7:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

6:30; 12:11; 12:11; 20:18; 29:10; 29:10; 31:30; 33:2; 34:3; 34:3

Psalms

22:16; 119:103; 137:6

Proverbs

5:3; 5:3; 8:7; 8:7; 24:13; 24:13

Song of Songs

2:3; 5:16; 7:10; 7:10

Lamentations

4:4; 4:4

Ezekiel

3:26; 3:26

Hosea

8:1; 8:1

H2441

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2441 matches the Hebrew חֵךְ (ḥēḵ),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 - Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11 - Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:13 - though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:10 - the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:30 - I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life—

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:2 - I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3 - For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:103

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:6 - May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:3 - For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:7 - My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13 - Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:3 - She: Like an apple[fn] tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:16 - His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:9 - and your mouth like the best wine. She: May the wine go straight to my beloved, flowing gently over lips and teeth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:4 - Because of thirst the infant’s tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth; the children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26 - I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:1 - “Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the LORD because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.
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