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H2441 · חֵךְ

chêk

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

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

KJV gloss list in the source

(roof of the) mouth, taste.

Source pronunciation notation: khake

Derivation recorded by Strong

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

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