מָתַק mâthaq

Hebrew · Strong's H4985 · pronounced maw-thak' · used 6 times in 6 verses

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: be (made, [idiom] take) sweet.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Exodus 15:25 And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
Job 20:12 Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
Job 21:33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
Job 24:20 The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
Psalms 55:14 We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Proverbs 9:17 “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”