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ḥēxᵊ חֵךְ ‘palate’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably from ḥānax חָנַךְ ‘to dedicate’ in the sense of tasting
Roots: חנך

ḥēxᵊ n, m
1) mouth, palate, taste, gums

Mentioned in Ezekiel 3:26 Hosea 8:1 Psalms 137:6, 119:103 Proverbs 24:13, 8:7, 5:3 Job 12:11, 34:3, 31:30, 6:30, 29:10, 33:2, 20:13 Song of Songs 2:3, 5:16, 7:10 Lamentations 4:4

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