BDB3359
[מַטְעָם] noun masculine only plural tasty or savoury food, dainties — מַטְעַמִּים Gen 27:4; Gen 27:7; Gen 27:9; Gen 27:14; Gen 27:17; Gen 27:31 (all J ); suffix מַטְעַמּוֺתָיו Prov 23:3 מַטְעַמֹּתָיו Prov 23:6.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4303 |
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| Word: | מַטעַם מַטעַמָּה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2938 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | mat`am |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mat-am' (or (feminine) matiammah {mat-am-maw'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a delicacy |
| KJV Renderings: | dainty (meat), savoury meat. |
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[מַטְעָם] noun masculine only plural tasty or savoury food, dainties — מַטְעַמִּים Gen 27:4; Gen 27:7; Gen 27:9; Gen 27:14; Gen 27:17; Gen 27:31 (all J ); suffix מַטְעַמּוֺתָיו Prov 23:3 מַטְעַמֹּתָיו Prov 23:6.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke