מָשַׁךְ
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.)
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What does מָשַׁךְ (məšōḵ) mean in the Bible?
מָשַׁךְ (məšōḵ) is a Hebrew word meaning "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.)". 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.
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Meaning
Foundational motion verb meaning "to draw" with productive range: stretching, prolonging, extending through space and time.
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.) BDB: draw Usage: draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, × give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, × sow, scatter, stretch out.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 3×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
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