Strong H2441חֵךְ

palate

Transliteration: chêk
Pronunciation: khake
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

Probably from H2496 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.

Detailed definition

mouth, palate, taste, gums

In the Bible

Strong H2441 appears in 18 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

mouth14
taste4

First verses

Job 6:30
Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
Job 12:11
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
Job 20:13
Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
Job 29:10
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Job 31:30
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
Job 33:2
Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Job 34:3
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
Psalms 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalms 137:6
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Proverbs 8:7
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Proverbs 24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Song of Songs 2:3
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Song of Songs 5:16
His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Song of Songs 7:9
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
Lamentations 4:4
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
Ezekiel 3:26
And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.
Hosea 8:1
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.