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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מַחֲמָאֹת (ma.cha.ma.ah) — butter. 1) curd-like, smooth, unctuous, hypocritical 1a) words of flattery (fig.)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Dairy
curds = coagulated substance; ◄ formed by action of acids on milk; ► made into cheese or eaten as food; ≈ regarded as choice food and therefore often associated with prosperity; because of the smoothness of this substance it is sometimes associated with flattery and untrustworthiness as well
GEN 18:8 · DEU 32:14 · JDG 5:25 · 2SA 17:29 · JOB 20:17 · JOB 29:6 · PSA 55:22 · PRO 30:33 · ISA 7:15 · ISA 7:22 · ISA 7:22
1 JOB 29:6 MT חֵמָה 2 PSA 55:22 MT מַחֲמָאֹות | RSV NIV NJB NJPS NRSV REB GNT CEV מֵחֶמְאָה "than curds, butter"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַחֲמָאֹת n.f.pl. only ψ 55:22, = curd-like (i.e. smooth, hypocritical) words, smooth are the butter-words of his mouth ref