חֵךְ
chêk(khake)
“properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)”
18 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
Translated in KJV as
(roof of the) mouthtaste.
Etymology
probably from H2596 (חָנַךְ) in the sense of tasting;
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“If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.”