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Lexicon :: Strong's H4900 - māšaḵ

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מָשַׁךְ
Transliteration
māšaḵ
Pronunciation
maw-shak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1257

Strong’s Definitions

מָשַׁךְ mâshak, maw-shak'; a primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.):—draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, × give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, × sow, scatter, stretch out.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H4900 in the following manner: draw (15x), draw out (3x), prolonged (3x), scattered (2x), draw along (1x), draw away (1x), continue (1x), deferred (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H4900 in the following manner: draw (15x), draw out (3x), prolonged (3x), scattered (2x), draw along (1x), draw away (1x), continue (1x), deferred (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

  1. to draw, drag, seize

    1. (Qal)

      1. to draw (and lift out), drag along, lead along, drag or lead off, draw down

      2. to draw (the bow)

      3. to proceed, march

      4. to draw out or give (a sound)

      5. to draw out, prolong, continue

      6. to trail (seed in sowing)

      7. to cheer, draw, attract, gratify

    2. (Niphal) to be drawn out

    3. (Pual)

      1. to be drawn out, be postponed, be deferred

      2. to be tall

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָשַׁךְ mâshak, maw-shak'; a primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.):—draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, × give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, × sow, scatter, stretch out.
STRONGS H4900: Abbreviations
† מָשַׁךְ verb draw, drag (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מְשַׁח (rare) be extended, also conduct, take, Syriac bdb060402 is be dry, shrivelled (of fruit., etc.); Ethiopic bdb060403 bend (the bow); Arabic bdb060404 grasp and hold I. Frey; IV. Frey Lane; compare also Assyrian mašku, skin (perhaps also march DlHWB 431), Arabic bdb060405 id., Aramaic bdb060406, מַשְׁכָּא id.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מ׳ 1 Kings 22:34 + 2 times, וּמָשַׁךְ consecutive Job 24:22; 3rd person feminine singular מָֽשְׁכָה Deuteronomy 21:3, etc.; Imperfect יִמְשׁוֺךְ Job 21:33; וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ Judges 20:37; 2nd person masculine singular suffix תִּמְשְׁכֵנִי Psalm 28:3; 1st person singular suffix אֶמְשְׁכֵם Hosea 11:4, etc.; Imperative מְשֹׁךְ Psalm 36:11, suffix מָשְׁכֵנִי Songs 1:4; masculine plural מִשְׁכוּ Exodus 12:21, מָשְׁכוּ Ezekiel 32:20; Infinitive construct מְשֹׁךְ Exodus 19:13; Joshua 6:5, לִמְשׁוֺךְ Ecclesiastes 2:3; Participle משֵׁךְ Amos 9:13; Psalm 109:12; plural משְׁכִים Judges 5:14; construct משְׁכֵי Isaiah 5:18; Isaiah 66:19; —
1. draw and lift out of (מִן), with accusative of person, וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶתיֿוֺסֵף מִן הַבּוֺר Genesis 37:28 (E), so Jeremiah (+ בַּחֲבָלִים, ב instrumental) Jeremiah 38:13; compare תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה Job 40:25; draw, drag along משְׁכֵי עָוֺן בְּחַבְלֵי הֵשָּׁוְא Isaiah 5:18 (figurative); בְּמָשְׁכוֺ בְּרִשְׁתּוֺ Psalm 10:9 (figurative of wicked catching and dragging the poor); draw, lead along (with hostile purpose) with accusative of person Judges 4:7 (subject י׳; + אֶלֿ person and thing); lead or drag off (to doom, subject י׳) Psalm 28:3 (compare Psalm 26:9); similarly, or = draw down to death, מָשְׁכוּ אוֺתָהּ וגו׳ Ezekiel 32:20 (si vera lectio; reference to fall of Egypt), but read perhaps a form of שׁכב for משׁכו, Greek Version of the LXX Co Berthol, compare Sm.; absolute, subject heifer, מָֽשְׁכָה בְּעוֺל Deuteronomy 21:3 (ב instrumental); draw, lead (in love), (figurative, subject י׳) בְּחַבְלֵי אָדָם אֶמְשְׁכֵם Hosea 11:4, compare Jeremiah 31:3 (al. as 5. below)
2. draw the bow, בַּקֶּשֶׁת מ׳ 1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33, but משְׁכֵי ק׳ Isaiah 66:19 (where text dubious, Greek Version of the LXX Μοσοχ καὶ εἰς(θΩβελ), so Lo StaJavan 8 Du CheHpt, — not Gr CheComm Di).
3. proceed, march (compare German ziehen) וּמָשַׂכְתָּ֫ בְּהַר תָּבוֺר Judges 4:6; compare Judges 20:37 (absolute), Job 21:33 (אַחֲרָיו); so also (perhaps) Exodus 12:21 proceed (i.e. forthwith), and take you a sheep; and probably משְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט Judges 5:14 those marching with the staff, etc. (most under 2 drawing with, i.e. wielding).
4. draw out a sound, give a sound, בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל Exodus 19:13 (E) when the ram('s horn) sounds, בְּקֶרֶן הַיֹּבֵל בִּמ׳ Joshua 6:5 (JE).
5. draw out, prolong, continue, מְשֹׁח חַסְדְּךָ לְֹידְעֶיךָ Psalm 36:10 prolong, continue thy kindness to them that know thee; אַליְֿהִי לוֺ משֵׁךְ חֶסֶד Psalm 109:12; (so possibly מְשַׁכְתִּיךָ חָ֑סֶד Jeremiah 31:3 I have prolonged kindness to thee, compare Ryle Nehemiah 9:30; and elsewhere as 1 above); compare עֲלֶיהֶם שָׁנִים וַתִּמ׳ רַבּוֺת Nehemiah 9:30 (חֶסֶד omitted); אַמְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר תִּמ׳ Neh 85:6 (|| הַלְעוֺלָם תֶּאֱנַף בָּנוּ); אַבִּירִים בְּכֹחוֺ וּמ׳ Job 24:22 i.e. he (God) prolongeth the life of the mighty (Du draggeth them off, as Psalm 28:3 1 above, — reading also אֹבְּדִים for אַבּ׳ with Greek Version of the LXX Bi); compare Niph..
6. trail seed (draw along in sowing) Amos 9:13 (opposed to דָֹּרֵךְ עֲנָבִים; compare מֶשֶׁךְ below).
7. (late) cheer (draw, attract, gratify) בַּיַּיִן מ׳ אֶתבְּֿשָׂרִי Ecclesiastes 2:3, — so De (who cites Late Hebrew, Chag14 a) Now Wild. — מָשַׁךְ יָדוֺ אֶתלֹּֿצֲצִים Hosea 7:5 is difficult, Greek Version of the LXX AV RV he stretcheth out his hand with, maketh common cause with, is hardly possibly, text probably corrupt We Now.
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural לֹא יִמָּשֵׁ֑כוּ Isaiah 13:22 they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); 3rd person feminine singular לֹא תִּמָּשֵׁךְ Ezekiel 12:25, 28 it shall not be postponed.
Pu. Participle long drawn out: מְמֻשָּׁךְ Isaiah 18:2, 7 of persons, = tall; תֹּחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה Proverbs 13:12 hope postponed, deferred.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:28

Exodus

12:21; 12:21; 19:13; 19:13

Deuteronomy

21:3; 21:3

Joshua

6:5; 6:5

Judges

4:6; 4:7; 5:14; 5:14; 20:37; 20:37

1 Kings

22:34; 22:34

2 Chronicles

18:33

Nehemiah

9:30; 9:30

Job

21:33; 21:33; 24:22; 24:22

Psalms

10:9; 26:9; 28:3; 28:3; 28:3; 36:10; 36:11; 109:12; 109:12

Proverbs

13:12

Ecclesiastes

2:3; 2:3

Song of Songs

1:4

Isaiah

5:18; 5:18; 13:22; 18:2; 18:7; 66:19; 66:19

Jeremiah

31:3; 31:3; 38:13

Ezekiel

12:25; 12:28; 32:20; 32:20

Hosea

7:5; 11:4; 11:4

Amos

9:13; 9:13

H4900

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4900 matches the Hebrew מָשַׁךְ (māšaḵ),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:21 - Then Moses called all the elders of Israel together and said to them, “Go, pick out a lamb or young goat for each of your families, and slaughter the Passover animal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:13 - No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.’ However, when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:3 - When the nearest town has been determined, that town’s elders must select from the herd a young cow that has never been trained or yoked to a plow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:5 - When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams’ horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:6 - One day she sent for Barak son of Abinoam, who lived in Kedesh in the land of Naphtali. She said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:7 - And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin’s army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14 - They came down from Ephraim—
a land that once belonged to the Amalekites;
they followed you, Benjamin, with your troops.
From Makir the commanders marched down;
from Zebulun came those who carry a commander’s staff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:37 - Then those who were hiding rushed in from all sides and killed everyone in the town.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:34 - An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses[fn] and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:33 - An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses[fn] and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of the chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:30 - In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:33 - A great funeral procession goes to the cemetery.
Many pay their respects as the body is laid to rest,
and the earth gives sweet repose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 - “God, in his power, drags away the rich.
They may rise high, but they have no assurance of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:1 - [fn]“Can you catch Leviathan[fn] with a hook
or put a noose around its jaw?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9 - Like lions crouched in hiding,
they wait to pounce on the helpless.
Like hunters they capture the helpless
and drag them away in nets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:3 - Do not drag me away with the wicked—
with those who do evil—
those who speak friendly words to their neighbors
while planning evil in their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:10 - Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you;
give justice to those with honest hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:5 - Will you be angry with us always?
Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:12 - Let no one be kind to him;
let no one pity his fatherless children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:4 - Take me with you; come, let’s run!
The king has brought me into his bedroom.

Young Women of Jerusalem
How happy we are for you, O king.
We praise your love even more than wine.

Young Woman
How right they are to adore you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them
with ropes made of lies,
who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:22 - Hyenas will howl in its fortresses,
and jackals will make dens in its luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s days are numbered;
its time of destruction will soon arrive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:2 - that sends ambassadors
in swift boats down the river.
Go, swift messengers!
Take a message to a tall, smooth-skinned people,
who are feared far and wide
for their conquests and destruction,
and whose land is divided by rivers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:7 - At that time the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will receive gifts
from this land divided by rivers,
from this tall, smooth-skinned people,
who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction.
They will bring the gifts to Jerusalem,[fn]
where the LORD of Heaven’s Armies dwells.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans[fn] and Lydians[fn] (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece,[fn] and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:3 - Long ago the LORD said to Israel:
“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love.
With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:13 - they pulled him out. So Jeremiah was returned to the courtyard of the guard—the palace prison—where he remained.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:25 - For I am the LORD! If I say it, it will happen. There will be no more delays, you rebels of Israel. I will fulfill my threat of destruction in your own lifetime. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:28 - Therefore, tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: No more delay! I will now do everything I have threatened. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:20 - The Egyptians will fall with the many who have died by the sword, for the sword is drawn against them. Egypt and its hordes will be dragged away to their judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:5 - On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine,
carousing with those who mock them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:4 - I led Israel along
with my ropes of kindness and love.
I lifted the yoke from his neck,
and I myself stooped to feed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:13 - “The time will come,” says the LORD,
“when the grain and grapes will grow faster
than they can be harvested.
Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel
will drip with sweet wine!
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