H2441 - חֵךְ (chêk)

H2441 חֵךְ (chêk) khake

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

probably from 2596 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)

KJV Usage: (roof of the) mouth, taste

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חֵךְ (chekh) — palate. mouth, palate, taste, gums

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חֵךְ (H2441)

noun m · חנך

palate = upper part of mouth cavity; ◄ part of human body

JOB 29:10 · PSA 137:6 · LAM 4:4 · EZK 3:26

mouth = mouth cavity; ◄ part of human body; ► plays an important role in actions like speaking, blowing, kissing, biting, tasting, and chewing

JOB 6:30 · JOB 12:11 · JOB 20:13 · JOB 31:30 · JOB 33:2 · JOB 34:3 · PRO 8:7 · HOS 8:1

Speak

mouth > speech, words = action by which humans utter words; ≈ associated with the palate

PRO 5:3 · SNG 5:16 · SNG 7:10

Taste

taste = process by which humans discover the flavor of food; ≈ associated with the palate

PRO 24:13 · SNG 2:3

Know

taste > evaluation (of someone's words) literally: process of discovering the flavor of an event; hence: = process by which humans come to a better understanding and evaluation of a certain event

PSA 119:103

Impact

mouth > kissing, kisses = action by which humans press their lips on someone else's lips or any other part of that person's body

SNG 5:16 · SNG 7:10

¹ SNG 5:16 RSV NJB NRSV [c] | GNT CEV [f] | NIV NJPS REB allow for both interpretations ² SNG 7:10 RSV NRSV CEV [c] | NIV NJPS NJB REB GNT allow for both [c] and [f]

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֵךְ n.m. palate, roof of mouth, gums base