מָשַׁךְ (H4900) — Hebrew Lexicon

מָשַׁךְ

𐤌𐤔𐤊

mâshak

H4900 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To draw, pull, or drag, particularly in the sense of leading, attracting, or extending something physically or metaphorically; also, to prolong or lengthen in time, to continue, to delay, or to extend an action. In some contexts, it can refer to drawing water, sounding a musical note, sowing seed, or marching, depending on collocation and idiom. The semantic scope includes both literal and figurative uses—drawing or pulling an object, a person, or time itself.

Semantic Range

to draw or pull (physically), to drag along, to extend or prolong (time or action), to attract or entice, to delay or defer, to sound (a musical note), to draw water, to sow or scatter (by drawing seed), to march or move forward (military), to stretch out

Root / Etymology

From the root משׁך, which at the base level means 'to draw' or 'to pull.' The noun and verb forms derived from this root expand to related ideas of extension, prolongation, attraction, or leading. Lexical forms include both Qal (simple) and more intensive stems, showing a broad range of applications but always anchored in the sense of moving something (or someone, or an action) from its place, either physically or metaphorically.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Throughout biblical literature, מָשַׁךְ occurs in a broad range of contexts. In narrative texts, it often refers to the physical act of drawing or pulling (e.g., drawing a sword, pulling a person away, or drawing water). In ritual or poetic usage, it can refer to the extension of sound (such as a blast on the shofar), or figuratively, the prolongation of time or delay of an act. In some instances, like leadership or selection (e.g., drawing lots or choosing someone by drawing them forward), the verb reflects social or ceremonial practices of the Israelites and later Judeans. English translations sometimes flatten this range to 'draw' or 'pull,' but the metaphorical and idiomatic uses—such as 'draw out' a period of time, 'prolong' a sound, or 'extend' a favor—should not be overlooked. The word's flexibility explains why it can appear in diverse contexts, from agriculture ('draw out seed' or 'sow') to military ('draw out for battle' or 'march') and music ('prolong a note'). Later Hebrew and Aramaic usage continues these core concepts but sometimes narrows or specifies the application. The word is not confined to any one time period, with attested uses from early patriarchal narratives through post-exilic writings, maintaining its dual literal and metaphorical capacities throughout.

Translation Consistency

primary "draw" 15 occurrences

'Draw' is the most frequent and natural English rendering across the semantic range (pull, pull along, attract, draw water, and figurative 'draw out' = prolong). It comfortably covers both literal and figurative uses recorded for מָשַׁךְ, maps to the common P2 forms (draw, drew, drawn), and is the most idiomatic single verb to use consistently for all inflections.

Alternatives (21 occurrences):

"drew" (8x) "drawers of" (2x) "prolonged" (2x) "thoroughly drawn out" (2x) "drawn" (1x) "drawn out" (1x) "delayed" (1x) "extend" (1x) "who extends" (1x) "drawn-out" (1x) "drags" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; 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.); draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, [idiom] give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, [idiom] sow, scatter, stretch out.

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Root Family

משׁך (m-š-k) — to draw, pull, drag, extend, prolong, attract, lead

Root משׁך to draw, pull, drag, prolong, extend, attract, lead

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4901	מֶשֶׁךְ	Meshek
H4902	מֶשֶׁךְ	and Meshek

Word Forms

28 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H4900-06`	מָשַׁ֤ךְ	mashakhe	`HVqp3ms`	drew	he drew	drew	3
`H4900-18`	תִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְ	timashekhe	`HVNi3fs`	longer	she will be drawn out	it will be drawn out	2
`H4900-11`	מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ	memushakhe	`HVPsmsa`	drawn out	thoroughly drawn out	thoroughly drawn out	2
`H4900-16`	מֹשְׁכֵ֥י	moshekhey	`HVqrmpc`	who draw	drawers of	drawers of	2
`H4900-20`	תִּמְשֹׁ֥ךְ	timeshokhe	`HVqi2ms`	Can you draw out	you will draw	can you draw	2
`H4900-25`	וַֽ/יִּמְשְׁכוּ֙	vayimeshekhu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they pulled	and they drew	and they drew	2
`H4900-03`	בִּ/מְשֹׁךְ֙	bimeshokhe	`HR/Vqc`	in drawing	in drawing	in drawing	2
`H4900-19`	תִּמְשְׁכֵ֣/נִי	timeshekheni	`HVqj2ms/Sp1cs`	draw me away	may you draw me	draw me away	1
`H4900-24`	וַ/תִּמְשֹׁ֤ךְ	vatimeshokhe	`HC/Vqw2ms`	and-you-prolonged	and you drew	and you prolonged	1
`H4900-23`	וּ/מָשַׁכְתִּ֨י	umashakheti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	and-I-will-draw	and I drew	and I will draw	1
`H4900-28`	יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ	yimeshokhe	`HVqi3ms`	will draw after	he will draw	he will draw	1
`H4900-09`	מָשְׁכ֥וּ	mashekhu	`HVqv2mp`	they have drawn	Draw!	Draw	1
`H4900-08`	מָשְׁכֵ֖/נִי	mashekheni	`HVqv2ms/Sp1cs`	Draw me	Draw me	Draw me	1
`H4900-02`	בְּ/מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ	bemoshekhe	`HR/Vqrmsc`	while sowing	drawing	while drawing	1
`H4900-07`	מָשְׁכָ֖ה	mashekhah	`HVqp3fs`	drawn	she drew	it was drawn	1
`H4900-14`	מִֽשְׁכ֗וּ	mishekhu	`HVqv2mp`	draw out	Draw!	draw out	1
`H4900-21`	וּ/מָשַׁ֣ךְ	umashakhe	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and-he-draws/drags	and he drew	and he drags	1
`H4900-17`	מֹשְׁכִ֖ים	moshekhim	`HVqrmpa`	those who draw	the ones who draw	the ones who draw	1
`H4900-26`	וַ/יִּמְשֹׁךְ֙	vayimeshokhe	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and-they-drew-out	and he drew	and he drew	1
`H4900-13`	מְשֹׁ֣ךְ	meshokhe	`HVqv2ms`	extend	Draw!	Extend	1
`H4900-04`	אֶמְשְׁכֵ/ם֙	emeshekhem	`HVqi1cs/Sp3mp`	I drew them	I draw them	I drew them	1
`H4900-01`	בְּ/מָשְׁכ֥/וֹ	bemashekho	`HR/Vqc/Sp3ms`	when he draws him	in his drawing	when he draws him	1
`H4900-15`	מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ	moshekhe	`HVqrmsa`	extender	one who draws	one who extends	1
`H4900-05`	לִ/מְשׁ֥וֹךְ	limeshokhe	`HR/Vqc`		to draw	to draw	1
`H4900-10`	מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה	memushakhah	`HVPsfsa`	deferred	drawn-out	drawn-out	1
`H4900-12`	מְשַׁכְתִּ֥י/ךְ	meshakhetikhe	`HVqp1cs/Sp2fs`	I have drawn you	I drew you	I drew you	1
`H4900-22`	וּ/מָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙	umashakheta	`HC/Vqq2ms`	and draw	and you drew	and you shall draw	1
`H4900-27`	יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ	yimashekhu	`HVNi3mp`	they-will-be-prolonged	they will be drawn	they will be prolonged	1

Occurrences in Scripture

36 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H4900-25`	Genesis 37:28	וַֽ/יִּמְשְׁכוּ֙	vayimeshekhu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	they drew	and they drew	and they drew
`H4900-14`	Exodus 12:21	מִֽשְׁכ֗וּ	mishekhu	`HVqv2mp`	draw out	Draw!	draw out
`H4900-03`	Exodus 19:13	בִּ/מְשֹׁךְ֙	bimeshokhe	`HR/Vqc`	in drawing	in drawing	in drawing
`H4900-07`	Deuteronomy 21:3	מָשְׁכָ֖ה	mashekhah	`HVqp3fs`	drawn	she drew	it was drawn
`H4900-03`	Joshua 6:5	בִּ/מְשֹׁ֣ךְ	bimeshokhe	`HR/Vqc`	when they make a long blast	in drawing	when drawing is prolonged
`H4900-22`	Judges 4:6	וּ/מָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙	umashakheta	`HC/Vqq2ms`	and draw	and you drew	and you shall draw
`H4900-23`	Judges 4:7	וּ/מָשַׁכְתִּ֨י	umashakheti	`HC/Vqq1cs`	and-I-will-draw	and I drew	and I will draw
`H4900-17`	Judges 5:14	מֹשְׁכִ֖ים	moshekhim	`HVqrmpa`	those who draw	the ones who draw	the ones who draw
`H4900-26`	Judges 20:37	וַ/יִּמְשֹׁךְ֙	vayimeshokhe	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and-they-drew-out	and he drew	and he drew
`H4900-06`	1 Kings 22:34	מָשַׁ֤ךְ	mashakhe	`HVqp3ms`	drew	he drew	drew
`H4900-16`	Isaiah 5:18	מֹשְׁכֵ֥י	moshekhey	`HVqrmpc`	who draw	drawers of	drawers of
`H4900-27`	Isaiah 13:22	יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ	yimashekhu	`HVNi3mp`	they-will-be-prolonged	they will be drawn	they will be prolonged
`H4900-11`	Isaiah 18:2	מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ	memushakhe	`HVPsmsa`	tall	thoroughly drawn out	thoroughly drawn out
`H4900-11`	Isaiah 18:7	מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ	memushakhe	`HVPsmsa`	drawn out	thoroughly drawn out	thoroughly drawn out
`H4900-16`	Isaiah 66:19	מֹ֥שְׁכֵי	moshekhey	`HVqrmpc`	who draw	drawers of	drawers of
`H4900-12`	Jeremiah 31:3	מְשַׁכְתִּ֥י/ךְ	meshakhetikhe	`HVqp1cs/Sp2fs`	I have drawn you	I drew you	I drew you
`H4900-25`	Jeremiah 38:13	וַ/יִּמְשְׁכ֤וּ	vayimeshekhu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they pulled	and they drew	and they drew
`H4900-18`	Ezekiel 12:25	תִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְ	timashekhe	`HVNi3fs`	longer	she will be drawn out	it will be drawn out
`H4900-18`	Ezekiel 12:28	תִמָּשֵׁ֥ךְ	timashekhe	`HVNi3fs`	will-be-delayed	she will be drawn out	will be delayed
`H4900-09`	Ezekiel 32:20	מָשְׁכ֥וּ	mashekhu	`HVqv2mp`	they have drawn	Draw!	Draw
`H4900-06`	Hosea 7:5	מָשַׁ֥ךְ	mashakhe	`HVqp3ms`	stretched-out	he drew	he drew
`H4900-04`	Hosea 11:4	אֶמְשְׁכֵ/ם֙	emeshekhem	`HVqi1cs/Sp3mp`	I drew them	I draw them	I drew them
`H4900-02`	Amos 9:13	בְּ/מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ	bemoshekhe	`HR/Vqrmsc`	while sowing	drawing	while drawing
`H4900-01`	Psalms 10:9	בְּ/מָשְׁכ֥/וֹ	bemashekho	`HR/Vqc/Sp3ms`	when he draws him	in his drawing	when he draws him
`H4900-19`	Psalms 28:3	תִּמְשְׁכֵ֣/נִי	timeshekheni	`HVqj2ms/Sp1cs`	draw me away	may you draw me	draw me away
`H4900-13`	Psalms 36:11	מְשֹׁ֣ךְ	meshokhe	`HVqv2ms`	extend	Draw!	Extend
`H4900-20`	Psalms 85:6	תִּמְשֹׁ֥ךְ	timeshokhe	`HVqi2ms`	prolong	you will draw	you will draw
`H4900-15`	Psalms 109:12	מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ	moshekhe	`HVqrmsa`	extender	one who draws	one who extends
`H4900-10`	Proverbs 13:12	מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה	memushakhah	`HVPsfsa`	deferred	drawn-out	drawn-out
`H4900-28`	Job 21:33	יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ	yimeshokhe	`HVqi3ms`	will draw after	he will draw	he will draw
`H4900-21`	Job 24:22	וּ/מָשַׁ֣ךְ	umashakhe	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and-he-draws/drags	and he drew	and he drags
`H4900-20`	Job 40:25	תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ	timeshokhe	`HVqi2ms`	Can you draw out	you will draw	can you draw
`H4900-08`	Song of Songs 1:4	מָשְׁכֵ֖/נִי	mashekheni	`HVqv2ms/Sp1cs`	Draw me	Draw me	Draw me
`H4900-05`	Ecclesiastes 2:3	לִ/מְשׁ֥וֹךְ	limeshokhe	`HR/Vqc`		to draw	to draw
`H4900-24`	Nehemiah 9:30	וַ/תִּמְשֹׁ֤ךְ	vatimeshokhe	`HC/Vqw2ms`	and-you-prolonged	and you drew	and you prolonged
`H4900-06`	2 Chronicles 18:33	מָשַׁ֤ךְ	mashakhe	`HVqp3ms`	drew	he drew	drew

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