חֵיךְ m. (b. h. חֵךְ; חָנַךְ) palate; taste. Gen. R. s. 99 (play on חכלילי, Gen. XLIX, 12) חִיכִּי ערב לי the taste in my mouth is sweet to me (Matt. K. חִיכּוֹ its taste); חיך לי לי sweet taste is mine, is mine; Yalk. ib. 160; Keth. 111ᵇ כל ח׳ שטועמו וכ׳ every palate which tastes it, says, (Give) me; Tanḥ. Vayḥi 10 ח׳ לי לי מיינה וכ׳ (give) me a taste of the wine of the Law.—Trnsf. (cmp. טַעַם) good sense, persuasive word. Cant. R. to V, 16 (ref. to חִכּוֹ, ib.) יש לך ח׳ גדול (מתוק) מזה is there anything more persuasive than this?
חֵיךְ
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חֵיךְ m. (b. h. חֵךְ ; חָנַךְ ) palate; taste . Gen. R. s. 99 (play on חכלילי , Gen. XLIX, 12 ) חִיכִּי ערב לי the taste in my mouth is sweet to me…
References
- Jastrow, חֵךְ 1
- Jastrow, חָנַךְ 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 99:8
- Genesis 49:12
- Ketubot 111b:17
- Jastrow, טַעַם 1
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 5:16
- Jastrow, מָתוֹק I 1