H4900. mashak

מָשַׁךְ‎ verb draw, drag (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic מְשַׁח‎ (rare) be extended, also conduct, take, Syriac is be dry, shrivelled (of fruit., etc.); Ethiopic bend (the bow); Arabic grasp and hold I. Frey; IV. Frey Lane; compare also Assyrian mašku, skin (perhaps also march Dl^{HWB 431}), Arabic id., Aramaic , מַשְׁכָּא‎ id.); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳מ‎ 1 Kings 22:34 2t., וּמָשַׁךְ‎ consecutive Job 24:22; 3feminine singular מָֽשְׁכָה‎ Deuteronomy 21:3, etc.; Imperfect יִמְשׁוֺךְ‎ Job 21:33; וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ‎ Judges 20:37; 2masculine singular suffix תִּמְשְׁכֵנִי‎ Psalm 28:3; 1singular suffix אֶמְשְׁכֵם‎ Hosea 11:4, etc.; Imperative מְשֹׁךְ‎ Psalm 36:11, suffix מָשְׁכֵנִי‎ Song of Solomon 1:4; masculine plural מִשְׁכוּ‎ Exodus 12:21, מָשְׁכוּ‎ Ezekiel 32:20; Infinitive construct מְשֹׁךְ‎ Exodus 19:13; Joshua 6:5, לִמְשׁוֺךְ‎ Ecclesiastes 2:3; Participle משֵׁךְ‎ Amos 9:13; Psalm 109:12; plural משְׁכִים‎ Judges 5:14; construct משְׁכֵי‎ Isaiah 5:18; 66:19; —

1 draw and lift out of (מִן‎), with accusative of person, הַבּוֺר מִן אֶתיֿוֺסֵף וַיַּעֲלוּ וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ‎ Genesis 37:28 (E), so Jeremiah (+ ב בַּחֲבָלִים,‎ instrumental) Jeremiah 38:13; compare בְּחַכָּה לִוְיָתָן תִּמְשֹׁךְ‎ Job 40:25; draw, drag along הֵשָּׁוְא בְּחַבְלֵי עָוֺן משְׁכֵי‎ Isaiah 5:18 (figurative); בְּרִשְׁתּוֺ בְּמָשְׁכוֺ‎ Psalm 10:9 (figurative of wicked catching and dragging the poor); draw, lead along (with hostile purpose) with accusative of person Judges 4:7 (subject ׳י‎; + אֶלֿ‎ person and thing); lead or drag off (to doom, subject ׳י‎) Psalm 28:3 (compare 26:9); similarly, or = draw down to death, וגו אוֺתָהּ ׳מָשְׁכוּ‎ Ezekiel 32:20 (si vera lectio; reference to fall of Egypt), but read perhaps a form of שׁכב‎ for ᵐ5 משׁכו,‎ Co Berthol, compare Sm.; absolute, subject heifer, בְּעוֺל מָֽשְׁכָה‎ Deuteronomy 21:3 (ב‎ instrumental); draw, lead (in love), (figurative, subject ׳י‎) אֶמְשְׁכֵם אָדָם בְּחַבְלֵי‎ Hosea 11:4, compare Jeremiah 31:3 (al. as

5 below)

2 draw the bow, ׳מ בַּקֶּשֶׁת‎ 1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33, but ק ׳משְׁכֵי‎ Isaiah 66:19 (where text dubious, ᵐ5‎ Μοσοχ καὶ εἰς(θΩβελ), so Lo Sta^{Javan 8} Du Che^Hpt, — not Gr Che^Comm Di).

3 proceed, march (compare German ziehen) תָּבוֺר בְּהַר וּמָשַׁכְתָָּ֫‎ Judges 4:6; compare 20:37 (absolute), Job 21:33 (אַחֲרָיו‎); so also (perhaps) Exodus 12:21 proceed (i.e. forthwith), and take you a sheep; and probably בְּשֵׁבֶט משְׁכִים‎ Judges 5:14 those marching with the staff, etc. (most under

2 drawing with, i.e. wielding).

4 draw out a sound, give a sound, הַיֹּבֵל בִּמְשֹׁךְ‎ Exodus 19:13 (E) when the ram ('s horn) sounds, בִּמ ׳הַיֹּבֵל בְּקֶרֶן‎ Joshua 6:5 (JE).

5 draw out, prolong, continue, לְֹידְעֶיךָ חַסְדְּךָ מְשֹׁח‎ Psalm 36:10 prolong, continue thy kindness to them that know thee; חֶסֶד משֵׁךְ לוֺ אַליְֿהִי‎ 109:12; (so possibly חָ֑סֶד מְשַׁכְתִּיךָ‎ Jeremiah 31:3 I have prolonged kindness to thee, compare Ryle Nehemiah 9:30; and elsewhere as

1 above); compare רַבּוֺת ׳וַתִּמ שָׁנִים עֲלֶיהֶם‎ Nehemiah 9:30 (חֶסֶד‎ omitted); ׳תִּמ וָדֹר לְדֹר אַמְּךָ‎ Neh 85:6 ("" בָּנוּ תֶּאֱנַף הַלְעוֺלָם‎); ׳וּמ בְּכֹחוֺ אַבִּירִים‎ Job 24:22 i.e. he (God) prolongeth the life of the mighty (Du draggeth them off, as Psalm 28:3

1 above, — reading also אֹבְּדִים‎ for ׳אַבּ‎ with ᵐ5‎ Bi); compare

Niph`al 6. trail seed (draw along in sowing) Amos 9:13 (opposed to עֲנָבִים דָֹּרֵךְ‎; compare מֶשֶׁךְ‎ below)

7 (late) cheer (draw, attract, gratify) אֶתבְּֿשָׂרִי ׳מ בַּיַּיִן‎ Ecclesiastes 2:3, — so De (who cites Late Hebrew, Chag^14a) Now Wild. — אֶתלֹּֿצֲצִים יָדוֺ מָשַׁךְ‎ Hosea 7:5 is difficult, ᵐ5‎ AV RV he stretcheth out his hand with, maketh common cause with, is hardly possibly, text probably corrupt We Now.

Niph`al Imperfect3masculine plural יִמָּשֵׁ֑כוּ לֹא‎ Isaiah 13:22 they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); 3 feminine singular תִּמָּשֵׁךְ לֹא‎ Ezekiel 12:25, 28 it shall not be postponed.

Pu`al Participle long drawn out: מְמֻשָּׁךְ‎ Isaiah 18:2, 7 of persons, = tall; מְמֻשָּׁכָה תֹּחֶלֶת‎ Proverbs 13:12 hope postponed, deferred.