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H2441 חֵךְ (chêk) khake
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

palate

Strong's Definition

properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)

Derivation: probably from H2596 (חָנַךְ) in the sense of tasting;

KJV Usage: (roof of the) mouth, taste.

TWOT Reference: 692a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) mouth, palate, taste, gums

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

mouth, palate, taste, gums

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵךְ chêk BDB Definition: 1) mouth, palate, taste, gums Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably from H2596 in the sense of tasting Same Word by TWOT Number: 692a Total KJV Occurrences: 23

Bible Occurrences (15)

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8:1

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