What does מִשְׁתֶּה (mišĕteh) mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁתֶּה (mišĕteh): Metonymic shift from the act of drinking to the social occasion, emphasizing festive communal gathering rather than mere consumption
Hebrew · H4960
מִשְׁתֶּה
Drink , by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
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מִשְׁתֶּה H4960
Pronunciation mišĕteh
What does מִשְׁתֶּה (mišĕteh) mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁתֶּה (mišĕteh): Metonymic shift from the act of drinking to the social occasion, emphasizing festive communal gathering rather than mere consumption
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4960?
The BSB source-word alignment has 46 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a feast (10), the banquet (6), of feasting (5), . . . (4), banquet (3).
Where does מִשְׁתֶּה (mišĕteh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (20), Genesis (5), Daniel (4), Isaiah (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 a feast 10× Genesis 19:3, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20
the banquet 6× Esther 5:4, Esther 5:5, Esther 5:8, Esther 5:12
of feasting 5× Esther 9:17, Esther 9:18, Esther 9:22, Job 1:5
. . . 4× 1 Samuel 25:36, Esther 7:8, Daniel 1:5, Daniel 1:8
banquet 3× Esther 2:18, Isaiah 25:6
feast 3× Genesis 21:8, Esther 1:5, Proverbs 15:15
And as they drank 2× Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2
and drink 2× Ezra 3:7, Daniel 1:10
of the feast 2× Judges 14:12, Judges 14:17
a banquet 1× Esther 1:9
and feasting 1× Esther 9:19
At their feasts 1× Isaiah 5:12
feasts 1× Job 1:4
from drinking 1× Esther 7:7
holding a feast 1× 1 Samuel 25:36
they were to drink 1× Daniel 1:16
where there is feasting 1× Jeremiah 16:8
with feasting 1× Esther 8:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:3 מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה to a feast Noun - masculine singular Genesis 21:8 מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה to feast Noun - masculine singular Genesis 26:30 מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה to a feast Noun - masculine singular Genesis 29:22 מִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ to a feast Noun - masculine singular Genesis 40:20 מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה to a feast Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:10 מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה to a feast Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:12 הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ to of the feast Article | Noun - masculine singular Judges 14:17 הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה to of the feast Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 25:36 כְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה to . . . Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 25:36 מִשְׁתֶּ֨ה to holding a feast Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:3
Aligned rows 46
Books represented 13
Genesis 5 Judges 3 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 Ezra 1 Esther 20 Job 2 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Daniel 4
Source forms
מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה 6x miš·teh Genesis 19:3, Genesis 26:30, Judges 14:10, Esther 1:3
הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה 4x ham·miš·teh Esther 5:4, Esther 5:5, Esther 5:14, Esther 6:14
מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה 4x miš·têh Esther 1:9, Esther 2:18, Esther 7:8, Isaiah 25:6
מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה 4x miš·teh Genesis 40:20, 1 Kings 3:15, Esther 1:5, Esther 8:17
מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה 4x miš·teh Esther 9:17, Esther 9:18, Proverbs 15:15, Jeremiah 16:8
מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה 3x miš·teh Genesis 21:8, Esther 2:18, Esther 9:22
בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה 2x bə·miš·têh Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2
הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ 2x ham·miš·teh Judges 14:12, Esther 5:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 20x Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular 9x Judges 14:12, Judges 14:17, Esther 5:4, Esther 5:5
Noun - masculine singular construct 5x Esther 1:9, Esther 2:18, Esther 7:8, Isaiah 25:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 3x Isaiah 5:12, Jeremiah 51:39, Daniel 1:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezra 3:7, Esther 9:19
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Daniel 1:5, Daniel 1:8
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Esther 5:6, Esther 7:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Daniel 1:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Metonymic shift from the act of drinking to the social occasion, emphasizing festive communal gathering rather than mere consumption
Source Gloss
drink , by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Metonymic shift from the act of drinking to the social occasion, emphasizing festive communal gathering rather than mere consumption
drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast BDB: feast Usage: banquet, drank, drink, feast((-ed), -ing).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Eschatological banquet of rich foods and wines prepared by God for all peoples
Continuous celebration and joy contrasted with affliction, emphasizing festive atmosphere
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 46 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מִשְׁתֶּה is built from this root:
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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