Strong's Lexicon Eat אֱכָל־ (’ĕ·ḵāl-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume honey, דְבַ֣שׁ (ḏə·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1706: 1) honey my son, בְּנִ֣י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore it is good, ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty and the honeycomb וְנֹ֥פֶת (wə·nō·p̄eṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5317: 1) flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb is sweet מָ֝ת֗וֹק (mā·ṯō·wq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4966: adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing) to your עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although taste. חִכֶּֽךָ׃ (ḥik·ke·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2441: 1) mouth, palate, taste, gums Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleEat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. Young's Literal Translation Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb—sweet to thy palate. Holman Christian Standard Bible Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate; New American Standard Bible My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; King James Bible My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste: Parallel Verses New International Version Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste. New Living Translation My child, eat honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste. English Standard Version My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. New American Standard Bible My son, eat honey, for it is good, Yes, the honey from the comb is sweet to your taste; King James Bible My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: Holman Christian Standard Bible Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate; International Standard Version My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste; NET Bible Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. American Standard Version My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: English Revised Version My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: Young's Literal Translation Eat my son, honey that is good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate. Cross References Psalm 19:10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Psalm 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 25:16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Proverbs 27:7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Song of Solomon 4:11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. Song of Solomon 5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. 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