מִשְׁתֶּה
mish.teh
“feast”
Definition
drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
from H8354 (שָׁתָה);
- feast, drink, banquet 1a) feast, banquet 1b) drink Aramaic equivalent: mish.teh (*מִשְׁתֶּה *"feast" H4961)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מִשְׁתֶּה appears 43 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
“What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.
The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
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