Words the Bible translates as sweet
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- niḥo'aḥנִיחֹחַsoothing, pleasing: the quality of a sacrifice that God finds acceptable and welcome.
- glukusγλυκύςsweetnot studied yet
- na'imנָעִיםlovely, sweet, delightful: pleasing to the senses and the heart, giving genuine delight
- matoqמָתוֹקsweet: tasting like honey, and so anything that is a pleasure to take in
- na'emנָעֵםto be delightful: to be lovely, sweet, or agreeable, giving real pleasure to the person who experiences it
- arevעָרַבto go down well with someone: to be sweet, welcome, or acceptable to the person on the receiving end
- asisעָסִיסsweetnot studied yet
- arevעָרֵבpleasing to take in: sweet on the tongue or lovely to the ear, named for the pleasure it gives the one receiving it
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Every English meaning beginning with S is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.