What does מָשַׁךְ (məšōḵ) mean in the Bible?
מָשַׁךְ (məšōḵ): Foundational motion verb meaning "to draw" with productive range: stretching, prolonging, extending through space and time.
Hebrew · H4900
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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מָשַׁךְ H4900
Pronunciation məšōḵ
What does מָשַׁךְ (məšōḵ) mean in the Bible?
מָשַׁךְ (məšōḵ): Foundational motion verb meaning "to draw" with productive range: stretching, prolonging, extending through space and time.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4900?
The BSB source-word alignment has 36 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include drew (2), tall (2), . . . (1), advanced (1), And I will draw out (1).
Where does מָשַׁךְ (məšōḵ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Psalms (5), Judges (4), Ezekiel (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It drew 2× 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33
tall 2× Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:7
. . . 1× Ecclesiastes 2:3
advanced 1× Judges 20:37
And I will draw out 1× Judges 4:7
and march 1× Judges 4:6
and the archers 1× Isaiah 66:19
be prolonged 1× Isaiah 13:22
Can you pull in 1× Job 41:1
deferred 1× Proverbs 13:12
delay 1× Ezekiel 12:25
drag me away 1× Psalms 28:3
Extend 1× Psalms 36:10
follows 1× Job 21:33
Go at once 1× Exodus 12:21
God drags away 1× Job 24:22
his brothers pulled 1× Genesis 37:28
I have drawn you 1× Jeremiah 31:3
I led them 1× Hosea 11:4
in his net 1× Psalms 10:9
Let [them] drag her away 1× Ezekiel 32:20
so he joins hands 1× Hosea 7:5
sounds a long blast 1× Exodus 19:13
Take me 1× Song Of Solomon 1:4
the bearers 1× Judges 5:14
the sower 1× Amos 9:13
there is a long blast 1× Joshua 6:5
to extend 1× Psalms 109:12
to those who draw 1× Isaiah 5:18
up 1× Jeremiah 38:13
will be delayed 1× Ezekiel 12:28
Will You draw out 1× Psalms 85:5
You were patient 1× Nehemiah 9:30
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 37:28 וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ to his brothers pulled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 12:21 מִֽשְׁכ֗וּ to Go at once Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Exodus 19:13 בִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ to sounds a long blast Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Deuteronomy 21:3 מָשְׁכָ֖ה to Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Joshua 6:5 בִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ׀ to there is a long blast Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Judges 4:6 וּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙ to and march Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Judges 4:7 וּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨י to And I will draw out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Judges 5:14 מֹשְׁכִ֖ים to the bearers Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Judges 20:37 וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ to advanced Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 22:34 מָשַׁ֤ךְ to drew Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 37:28
Aligned rows 36
Books represented 18
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 1 Judges 4 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 3 Psalms 5 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 3 Hosea 2 Amos 1
Source forms
מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ 2x mə·muš·šāḵ Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:7
מָשַׁ֤ךְ 2x mā·šaḵ 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33
אֶמְשְׁכֵם֙ 1x ’em·šə·ḵêm Hosea 11:4
בְּמֹשֵׁ֣ךְ 1x bə·mō·šêḵ Amos 9:13
בִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ 1x bim·šōḵ Exodus 19:13
בִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ׀ 1x bim·šōḵ Joshua 6:5
בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ 1x bə·mā·šə·ḵōw Psalms 10:9
וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ 1x way·yim·šōḵ Judges 20:37
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x 1 Kings 22:34, 2 Chronicles 18:33, Hosea 7:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Genesis 37:28, Jeremiah 38:13
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Exodus 19:13, Joshua 6:5
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 2x Ezekiel 12:25, Ezekiel 12:28
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 18:2, Isaiah 18:7
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 2x Job 41:1, Psalms 85:5
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct 2x Isaiah 5:18, Isaiah 66:19
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Judges 4:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Foundational motion verb meaning "to draw" with productive range: stretching, prolonging, extending through space and time.
Strong's H4900
Lexical occurrences 36 verses Word forms 3 forms 20 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalms 36:10–12 Source Gloss
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.)
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 3 Aligned forms 20
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Participle active Isa 5:18 · Isa 66:19 · Judg 5:14 · Ps 109:12 4×
Perfect 1Kgs 22:34 · 2Chr 18:33 · Hos 7:5 · Deut 21:3 4×
Sequential imperfect Exod 12:21 · Ezek 32:20 · Ps 36:11 3×
Imperfect Job 40:25 · Ps 85:6 · Job 21:33 3×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 3×
Participle passive Isa 18:2 · Isa 18:7 · Prov 13:12 3×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Imperfect Ezek 12:25 · Ezek 12:28 · Isa 13:22 3×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Continue; draw out; prolong; to extend a thread or a stream of something over time
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Word Origins
מָשַׁךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain