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מַטְעַם H4303
H4303 is the Hebrew word מַטְעַם, transliterated maṭʻam and said mat-am'. The King James Version most often renders it savoury meat.
What it means
a delicacy.
Where it comes from
or (feminine) מַטְעַמָּה; from H2938 (טָעַם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dainty (meat), savoury meat.
Verses using מַטְעַם
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 27:4 · KJV
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Genesis 27:7 · KJV
Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
Genesis 27:9 · KJV
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
Genesis 27:14 · KJV
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
Genesis 27:17 · KJV
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Genesis 27:31 · KJV
And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Proverbs 23:3 · KJV
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4303 mean?
H4303 is the Hebrew word מַטְעַם (maṭʻam), meaning a delicacy.
How is H4303 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it savoury meat (6 times), dainties (1 time).
How many times does H4303 appear in the Bible?
מַטְעַם (maṭʻam) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4303 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) מַטְעַמָּה; from H2938 (טָעַם).
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