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H2441 ยท Hebrew ยท Old Testament
ื—ึตืšึฐ
chek
Noun, Masculine
Palate, roof of the mouth, taste

Definition

The palate or roof of the mouth, and by extension, the faculty of taste and discernment. Used literally and figuratively for spiritual discernment.

Usage & Theological Significance

Chek bridges the physical and spiritual senses. Job 12:11: 'Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?' The Psalmist exclaims, 'How sweet are thy words unto my taste!' (Psalm 119:103). Knowing God is experiential, sensory, intimate.

Key Bible 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 34:3
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
Psalm 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Proverbs 8:7
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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