Strong's Lexicon

H4537

H4537 — מָסַך

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmacakverb-stemOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1220

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4537
Word:	מָסַך
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	macak
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	maw-sak'
Meaning:	1. to mix, especially wine (with spices)
KJV Renderings:	mingle.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4736

מָסַךְ verb mix, produce by mixing (compare perhaps מזג, מֶזֶג Ba^{ES 33, 51}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ מ Isa 19:14 מָֽסְכָה Prov 9:2 מָסָ֑כְתִּי Prov 9:5; Ps 102:10 Infinitive construct מְסֹךְ Isa 5:22 —

1. pour, only figurative, בְּקִרְבָּהּ ׳ מ רוּחַ עִוְעִים Isa 19:14 (subject ׳ מ); mix, with accusative שֵׁכָר Isa 5:22 i.e. make a choice drink by mixing with spices, etc. (mixing with water came later, compare 2 Macc 15:39) Löw^{p. 419} Frä^{162 f, 171 f.} Now^{Archaeology 1, 120} Benz^{Archaeology 95}; object יַיִן figurative, subject wisdom Prov 9:2; Prov 9:5 שִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָ֑כְתִּי Ps 102:10 my drink with weeping have I mixed (see Assyrian [akâl] ul âkul, bikîtum kurmati, mê ul aštî, dîmtu maštîtî Zim^{BP 34}).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מס (maih-sach')

Isaiah 5:22

KJV: Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

EHCC: men of strergth to mingle strong drink:

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