Lexicon machamaah: smoother than butter Original Word: מַחְמָאֹתPart of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: machamaah Phonetic Spelling: (makh-am-aw-aw') Short Definition: butter NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definitionsmoother than butter NASB Translationbutter (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs מַחֲמָאֹת noun feminine plural curd-like things = smooth, hypocritical, words, only construct מִּיו ׳חָֽלְקוּ מ Psalm 55:22 smooth are the butter-words of his mouth (EW De Hup), but read probably ( חלק(ו) מֵחֲמָאֹת פיו (פניוׅ) his mouth ( face) is smoother than curds (Vrss Ki Thes Ol Che Bae We Du [ מֵחֶמְאָה]). מַחֲמָאֹת noun feminine plural only (apparently construct) מִּיו חָֽלְקוּ ׳מ Psalm 55:22, according to Ew De Hup = curd-like (i.e. smooth, hypocritical) words, smooth are the butter-words of his mouth; but read probably (פניו) מִּיו (or מֵחֶמְאָה) חלק(ו) מֵחֲמָאֹת his face is smoother thm curds (Vrss Ki Thes Ol Che Bae We).
Strong's than butter A denominative from chem'ah; something buttery (i.e. Unctuous and pleasant), as (figuratively) flattery -- X than butter. see HEBREW chem'ah |
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