Lexical Definition

‎מַחֲמָאָה‎ machămâʼâh (makh-am-aw-aw') butter ^H:N-F
a denominative from ‎חֶמְאָה‎

[idiom] than butter.

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

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַחֲמָאֹת‎ noun feminine plural curd-like things = smooth, hypocritical, words, only construct ‎פִּיו‎ ‎׳‎‎חָֽלְקוּ מ‎ Ps 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) ‎פִּיו חָֽלְקוּ‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ps 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) ‎פִּיו‎ (or ‎מֵחֶמְאָה‎) ‎חלק(ו) מֵחֲמָאֹת‎ his face is smoother thm curds (Vrss Ki Thes Ol Che Bae We).

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