חֵךְnoun masculinepalate, roof of mouth, gums (Late Hebrew
id.; Aramaic
חִכָּא Arabic
palate, roof of mouth, jaws, lower part of mouth, lower jaw of horse,
mouth, etc. Lane
659 Dozy
i. 332); — absolute
׳חJob 12:11;
Job 34:3; suffix
חִכִּיProverbs 8:7 6t.,
חִכְּךָHosea 8:1,
חִכֶּ֑ךָEzekiel 3:26;
Proverbs 24:13; chiefly in poetry, especially Wisdom Literature: —
חִכֵךְ Cant 7:10,
חִכּוֺLamentations 4:4 2t.,
חִכָּהּProverbs 5:3,
חִכָּםJob 29:10; —
palate, roof of mouth:a.אֶלחִֿכְּךָ שֹׁפָרHosea 8:1a trumpet to thy palate! (or gums; as in English, to thy lips); often with לָשׁוֺן, tongue clings (דבק) toחך, expression for speechlessness Ezekiel 3:26; Job 29:10, as imprecation Psalm 137:6; for the parching of extreme thirst Lamentations 4:4 (בַּצָּמָא), compare Psalm 22:16ᵑ0יָבֵּשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׂ כֹּחִי read חִכִּי for כחי see Checritical note ("" לְשׁוֺנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֺחָ֑י).
b.as organ of speechProverbs 5:3; Proverbs 8:7 (both "" שְׂפָתַיִם), Job 31:30; Job 33:2דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֺנִי בְחִכִּי ("" מָּתַחְתִּי פִי).
c.as organ of tasteJob 12:11; Job 34:3, מִּרְיוֺ מָתוֺק לְחִכִּיSongs 2:3his fruit was sweet to my palate, Proverbs 24:13 (implied simile of wisdom as sweet to the soul); figurative of God's words as sweet ׳לְחPsalm 119:103 ("" מִּי); of taste as distinguishing misfortunes Job 6:30 ("" לָשׁוֺן; > others of speech); of keeping wickedness ׳בְּתוֺךְ חJob 20:18 ("" תַּחַת לָשׁוֺן), i.e. delighting in and prolonging the taste of it.
d. nearly=mouth, as an element in personal sweetness and beauty Songs 5:16; Songs 7:10.
Strong's Hebrew: 2441. חֵך (chek) — 18 Occurrences
Job 6:30
HEB:עַוְלָ֑ה אִם־ חִ֝כִּ֗י לֹא־ יָבִ֥ין
NAS: Cannot my palate discern
KJV: in my tongue? cannot my taste discern
INT: iniquity lo my palate not discern
Job 12:11
HEB:מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל יִטְעַם־
NAS: words, As the palate tastes
KJV: words? and the mouth taste
INT: words test as the palate eating tastes
Job 20:13
HEB:וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה בְּת֣וֹךְ חִכּֽוֹ׃
NAS: But holds it in his mouth,
KJV: within his mouth:
INT: holds within his mouth
Job 29:10
HEB:נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה׃
NAS: stuck to their palate.
KJV: cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
INT: was hushed and their tongue to their palate stuck
Job 31:30
HEB:נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה
NAS: I have not allowed my mouth to sin
KJV: Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin
INT: allowed to sin my mouth asking A curse
Job 33:2
HEB:דִּבְּרָ֖ה לְשׁוֹנִ֣י בְחִכִּֽי׃
NAS: My tongue in my mouth speaks.
KJV: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
INT: speaks my tongue my mouth
Job 34:3
HEB:מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ יִטְעַ֥ם לֶאֱכֹֽל׃
NAS: tests words As the palate tastes food.
KJV: words, as the mouth tasteth
INT: words tests as the palate tastes food
Psalm 119:103
HEB:מַה־ נִּמְלְצ֣וּ לְ֭חִכִּי אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ מִדְּבַ֥שׁ
NAS: are Your words to my taste! [Yes, sweeter] than
KJV: are thy words unto my taste! [yea, sweeter] than honey
INT: How sweet to my taste are your words honey
Psalm 137:6
HEB:תִּדְבַּ֥ק־ לְשׁוֹנִ֨י ׀ לְחִכִּי֮ אִם־ לֹ֪א
NAS: cling to the roof of my mouth If
KJV: cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer
INT: cling may my tongue to the roof If not
Proverbs 5:3
HEB:וְחָלָ֖ק מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן חִכָּֽהּ׃
NAS: than oil is her speech;
KJV: [as] an honeycomb, and her mouth [is] smoother
INT: and smoother oil speech
Proverbs 8:7
HEB:אֱ֭מֶת יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חִכִּ֑י וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת שְׂפָתַ֣י
NAS:For my mouth will utter truth;
KJV:For my mouth shall speak truth;
INT: truth will utter my mouth is an abomination to my lips
Proverbs 24:13
HEB:מָ֝ת֗וֹק עַל־ חִכֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: is sweet to your taste;
KJV: [which is] sweet to thy taste:
INT: is sweet unto your taste
Songs 2:3
HEB:וּפִרְי֖וֹ מָת֥וֹק לְחִכִּֽי׃
NAS: And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
KJV: and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste.
INT: and his fruit was sweet to my taste
Songs 5:16
HEB: חִכּוֹ֙ מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים וְכֻלּ֖וֹ
NAS:His mouth is [full of] sweetness.
KJV:His mouth [is] most sweet:
INT:his mouth sweetness is wholly
Songs 7:9
HEB: וְחִכֵּ֕ךְ כְּיֵ֥ין הַטּ֛וֹב
NAS:And your mouth like the best wine!
KJV:And the roof of thy mouth like the best
INT:and your mouth wine the best
Lamentations 4:4
HEB:יוֹנֵ֛ק אֶל־ חִכּ֖וֹ בַּצָּמָ֑א עֽוֹלָלִים֙
NAS: cleaves To the roof of its mouth because of thirst;
KJV: cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst:
INT: of the infant to the roof of thirst the little
Ezekiel 3:26
HEB:אַדְבִּ֣יק אֶל־ חִכֶּ֔ךָ וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּ וְלֹא־
NAS: stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute
KJV: cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb,
INT: stick to the roof you will be mute and cannot
Hosea 8:1
HEB: אֶל־ חִכְּךָ֣ שֹׁפָ֔ר כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר
NAS: [Put] the trumpet to your lips! Like an eagle
KJV: [Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an eagle
INT: to your lips the trumpet an eagle
חִכָּא Arabic 
palate, roof of mouth, jaws, lower part of mouth, lower jaw of horse, mouth, etc. Lane659 Dozyi. 332); — absolute ׳חJob 12:11; Job 34:3; suffix חִכִּיProverbs 8:7 6t., חִכְּךָHosea 8:1, חִכֶּ֑ךָEzekiel 3:26; Proverbs 24:13; chiefly in poetry, especially Wisdom Literature: — חִכֵךְ Cant 7:10, חִכּוֺLamentations 4:4 2t., חִכָּהּProverbs 5:3, חִכָּםJob 29:10; — palate, roof of mouth: