4945. mashqeh

Lexicon

mashqeh: Cupbearer, drink, drink offering

Original Word: מַשְׁקֶה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mashqeh
Pronunciation: mash-KEH
Phonetic Spelling: (mash-keh')
Definition: Cupbearer, drink, drink offering
Meaning: causing to drink, a butler, drink, a well-watered region

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

butlership, cupbearer, drinking, fat pasture, watered

From shaqah; properly, causing to drink, i.e. A butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered region -- butler(-ship), cupbearer, drink(-ing), fat pasture, watered.

see HEBREW shaqah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

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

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

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

2 drink Isaiah 32:6; Leviticus 11:34; ׳כְּלֵי מ drinking-vessels 1 Kings 10:21 2Chronicles 9:20.

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

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁקָה (shaqah), meaning "to give to drink" or "to irrigate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for מַשְׁקֶה (mashqeh) in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of "beginning" or "origin" in Greek is represented by Strong's Greek Number G746: ἀρχή (archē). This Greek term, while not directly related in meaning, shares the idea of an initiating or foundational role, similar to how a cupbearer or a well-watered region serves a foundational purpose in their respective contexts.

Usage: The word מַשְׁקֶה (mashqeh) is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, including:
• As a noun referring to a "butler" or "cupbearer," particularly in the context of serving drinks (e.g., Genesis 40:1).
• To describe a "well-watered region," indicating a fertile area suitable for agriculture (e.g., Genesis 13:10).

Context: The Hebrew term מַשְׁקֶה (mashqeh) appears in several key biblical passages, illustrating its diverse applications. In Genesis 40:1, it is used to describe the role of a cupbearer or butler, an important position in ancient royal courts responsible for serving drinks to the king. This role required trustworthiness and loyalty, as the cupbearer had direct access to the king and could potentially influence his well-being.

Additionally, מַשְׁקֶה (mashqeh) is used metaphorically to describe a "well-watered region," as seen in Genesis 13:10, where the land of the Jordan Valley is compared to the garden of the LORD, indicating its lush and fertile nature. This usage underscores the importance of water in sustaining life and prosperity in the ancient Near East.

The term also appears in the context of irrigation and providing drink, emphasizing the essential role of water in agricultural practices and daily life.

Forms and Transliterations

הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים הַמַּשְׁקִ֖ים הַמַּשְׁקִ֗ים הַמַּשְׁקִ֛ים הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה המשקה המשקים וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה וּמַשְׁקָ֔יו וּמַשְׁקָיו֙ ומשקה ומשקיו מִמַּשְׁקֵ֣ה מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּ מַשְׁקֵ֥ה מַשְׁקֵ֨ה מַשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃ מַשְׁקֶ֑ה מַשְׁקֶ֖ה מַשְׁקֶה֙ ממשקה משקה משקהו משקהו׃ ham·maš·qeh ham·maš·qîm hammashKeh hammashKim hammašqeh hammašqîm maš·qê·hū maš·qeh maš·qêh mashKeh mashKehu mašqeh mašqêh mašqêhū mim·maš·qêh mimashKeh mimmašqêh ū·maš·qāw ū·maš·qeh umashKav umashKeh ūmašqāw ūmašqeh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 13:10
HEB: כִּ֥י כֻלָּ֖הּ מַשְׁקֶ֑ה לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ שַׁחֵ֣ת
NAS: of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere--
KJV: of Jordan, that it [was] well watered every where, before
INT: for everywhere well before destroyed

Genesis 40:1
HEB: הָאֵ֔לֶּה חָ֥טְא֛וּ מַשְׁקֵ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־ מִצְרַ֖יִם
NAS: things, the cupbearer and the baker
INT: these offended the cupbearer the king of Egypt

Genesis 40:2
HEB: עַ֚ל שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים וְעַ֖ל שַׂ֥ר
NAS: the chief cupbearer and the chief
INT: and the chief cupbearer and and the chief

Genesis 40:5
HEB: כְּפִתְר֣וֹן חֲלֹמ֑וֹ הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה וְהָאֹפֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֙
NAS: Then the cupbearer and the baker
INT: its interpretation dream the cupbearer and the baker who

Genesis 40:9
HEB: וַיְסַפֵּ֧ר שַֽׂר־ הַמַּשְׁקִ֛ים אֶת־ חֲלֹמ֖וֹ
NAS: So the chief cupbearer told his dream
INT: told the chief cupbearer his dream to Joseph

Genesis 40:13
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיִ֖יתָ מַשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: custom when you were his cupbearer.
INT: when become were his cupbearer

Genesis 40:20
HEB: רֹ֣אשׁ ׀ שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֗ים וְאֶת־ רֹ֛אשׁ
NAS: of the chief cupbearer and the head
INT: the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief

Genesis 40:21
HEB: אֶת־ שַׂ֥ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֖ים עַל־ מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּ
NAS: the chief cupbearer to his office,
KJV: butler unto his butlership again;
INT: restored the chief cupbearer unto his office

Genesis 40:21
HEB: הַמַּשְׁקִ֖ים עַל־ מַשְׁקֵ֑הוּ וַיִּתֵּ֥ן הַכּ֖וֹס
NAS: cupbearer to his office, and he put
INT: cupbearer unto his office put the cup

Genesis 40:23
HEB: זָכַ֧ר שַֽׂר־ הַמַּשְׁקִ֛ים אֶת־ יוֹסֵ֖ף
NAS: Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember
INT: remember the chief cupbearer Joseph forgot

Genesis 41:9
HEB: וַיְדַבֵּר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים אֶת־ פַּרְעֹ֖ה
NAS: Then the chief cupbearer spoke
INT: spoke the chief cupbearer for to Pharaoh

Leviticus 11:34
HEB: יִטְמָ֑א וְכָל־ מַשְׁקֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשָּׁתֶ֔ה
NAS: and any liquid which
KJV: shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk
INT: shall become every liquid which may be drunk

1 Kings 10:5
HEB: ק) וּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙ וּמַשְׁקָ֔יו וְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: and their attire, his cupbearers, and his stairway
INT: minister and their attire his cupbearers and his stairway which

1 Kings 10:21
HEB: וְ֠כֹל כְּלֵ֞י מַשְׁקֵ֨ה הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙
NAS: Solomon's drinking vessels
KJV: Solomon's drinking vessels
INT: All vessels drinking King Solomon's

2 Chronicles 9:4
HEB: מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו וּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וּמַשְׁקָיו֙ וּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וַעֲלִיָּת֔וֹ
NAS: and their attire, his cupbearers and their attire,
INT: of his ministers and their attire his cupbearers and their attire and his stairway

2 Chronicles 9:20
HEB: וְ֠כֹל כְּלֵ֞י מַשְׁקֵ֨ה הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙
NAS: Solomon's drinking vessels
KJV: And all the drinking vessels of king
INT: All vessels drinking King Solomon's

Nehemiah 1:11
HEB: וַאֲנִ֛י הָיִ֥יתִי מַשְׁקֶ֖ה לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ
NAS: man. Now I was the cupbearer to the king.
INT: I become was the cupbearer to the king

Isaiah 32:6
HEB: נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א יַחְסִֽיר׃
NAS: And to withhold drink from the thirsty.
KJV: of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty
INT: person the hungry drink the thirsty withhold

Ezekiel 45:15
HEB: מִן־ הַמָּאתַ֙יִם֙ מִמַּשְׁקֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִנְחָ֖ה
NAS: of two hundred from the watering places of Israel--
KJV: out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel;
INT: of two hundred the watering of Israel offering

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4945
19 Occurrences

ham·maš·qeh — 1 Occ.
ham·maš·qîm — 6 Occ.
maš·qeh — 6 Occ.
maš·qê·hū — 2 Occ.
mim·maš·qêh — 1 Occ.
ū·maš·qāw — 2 Occ.
ū·maš·qeh — 1 Occ.