Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H2441: חֵךְ

chêk · pronounced khake · “palate”

Definition

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

KJV translates it as: (roof of the) mouth, taste.

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

Extended definition

mouth, palate, taste, gums

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H2441 is translated

  • my ×7
  • your ×4
  • his ×2
  • a palate ×1
  • their ×1
  • the palate ×1
  • her ×1
  • its ×1

Bible verses with H2441 (chêk)

Chêk appears in 18 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 Solomon 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 Solomon 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 Solomon 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.