- Original: מתק - Transliteration: Mathaq - Phonetic: maw-thak' - Definition: 1. to be or become sweet or pleasing a. (Qal) 1. to be or become sweet 2. to be or become pleasant 3. to suck b. (Hiphil) to give sweet taste - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1268 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to suck by implication to relish or (intransitively) be sweet: - be (made X take) sweet. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • sweet, 5 Exodus 15:25; Job 20:12; Job 21:33; Psalm 55:14; Proverbs 9:17