מָשַׁךְ
ma.shakh
“to draw”
Definition
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.)
a primitive root;
- to draw, drag, seize 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw (and lift out), drag along, lead along, drag or lead off, draw down 1a2) to draw (the bow) 1a3) to proceed, march 1a4) to draw out or give (a sound) 1a5) to draw out, prolong, continue 1a6) to trail (seed in sowing) 1a7) to cheer, draw, attract, gratify 1b) (Niphal) to be drawn out 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be drawn out, be postponed, be deferred 1c2) to be tall
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
מָשַׁךְ appears 33 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
The princes are inflamed with wineon the day of our king;so he joins handswith those who mock him.
The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
The clods of the valley are sweet to him;everyone follows behind him,and those before him are without number.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.