Strong's Lexicon

H4945

H4945 — מַשׁקֶה

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

Hebrewmashqehnoun mascOccurrences: 7TWOT: 2452c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4945
Word:	מַשׁקֶה
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H8248
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	7
Transliteration:	mashqeh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mash-keh'
Meaning:	1. (properly) causing to drink, i.e. a butler 2. (by implication) (intransitively), drink (itself) 3. (figuratively) a well-watered region
KJV Renderings:	butler(-ship), cupbearer, drink(-ing), fat pasture, watered.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9004

I. מַשְׁקֶה noun masculine butler, cup-bearer (properly Participle

Hiph`il = one giving drink); — absolute ׳ מ Gen 40:5 ( E ), Neh 1:11 , construct מַשְׁקֵה Gen 40:1, suffix מַשְׁקֵ֫הוּ Gen 40:13, plural מַשְׁקִים Gen 40:2 Gen 40:9 Gen 40:20 Gen 40:21 Gen 40:23; Gen 41:9 (all E ); suffix מַשְׁקָיו 1Kgs 10:5 = 2Chr 9:4 ( > II. ׳ מ).

BDB9005

II. מַשְׁקֶה noun masculine^{Lev 11:34} irrigation, drink; — absolute ׳ מ Gen 13:10; Lev 11:34, construct מַשְׁקֵה 1Kgs 10:21 + 3 t.; suffix מַשְׁקֵ֫הוּ Gen 40:21 —

1. irrigation Gen 13:10 ( J ; abstract for concrete, =) well-irrigated, of land; Ezek 45:15 (< ᵐ5 Co Siegf Berthol Toy Krae מִשְׁפְּחוֺת; Gr מִקְנֵה).

2. drink Isa 32:6; Lev 11:34 ׳ כְּלֵי מ drinking-vessels 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:20 .

3. = office of butler, butlership Gen 40:21( E ).

Other Resources

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