Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4452: מָלַץ

mâlats · pronounced maw-lats' · “to smooth”

Definition

to be smooth, i.e. (figuratively) pleasant

KJV translates it as: be sweet.

Word origin: a primitive root;

Extended definition

1) to be smooth, be slippery
1a) (Niphal) to be smooth (agreeable, pleasant)

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

How H4452 is translated

  • they are smooth ×1

Bible verses with H4452 (mâlats)

Mâlats appears in 1 verse.

  • Psalms 119:103

    How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!