הַ/מַּשְׁקִ֖ים
𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤌
mashqeh
cupbearer
Someone or something that provides or supplies drink. Primarily denotes a person entrusted with providing beverages, especially in royal contexts, such as a cupbearer or butler responsible for serving drinks. The noun can also refer to the act or result of giving drink, i.e., a drink, or more broadly to a well-watered area—land that receives adequate or abundant water. The term encompasses both the human agent and the thing supplied, ranging from personal service roles to natural abundance.
Genesis 40:21 · Word #4
Lexicon H4945
| Lemma | מַשְׁקֶה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤄 |
| Transliteration | mashqeh |
| Strong's | H4945 |
| Definition | Someone or something that provides or supplies drink. Primarily denotes a person entrusted with providing beverages, especially in royal contexts, such as a cupbearer or butler responsible for serving drinks. The noun can also refer to the act or result of giving drink, i.e., a drink, or more broadly to a well-watered area—land that receives adequate or abundant water. The term encompasses both the human agent and the thing supplied, ranging from personal service roles to natural abundance. |
Morphology HTd/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | cupbearer |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4945-02
the drink-servers
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine plural absolute with definite article (הַ), from mem-participial form of שקה indicating agency. |
| Rendering Rationale | The mem-prefixed participial noun from שקה denotes those who cause others to drink or provide beverages. The masculine plural absolute form with the definite article is reflected in the rendering "the drink-servers." |
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