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H4260 מַחֲמָאָה (machămâʼâh) makh-am-aw-aw'
Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

butter

Strong's Definition

something buttery (i.e. unctuous and pleasant), as (figuratively) flattery

Derivation: a denominative from H2529 (חֶמְאָה);

KJV Usage: [idiom] than butter.

TWOT Reference: 1182

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) curd-like, smooth, unctuous, hypocritical
1a) words of flattery (fig.)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) curd-like, smooth, unctuous, hypocritical 1a) words of flattery (fig.)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מַחֲמָאָה machămââh BDB Definition: 1) curd-like, smooth, unctuous, hypocritical 1a) words of flattery (figuratively) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a denominative from H2529 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1182 Total KJV Occurrences: 1

Bible Occurrences (1)

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