מָשַׁךְ

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳מ 1 Kong 22,34 + 2 t., וּמָשַׁךְ consecutive Job 24,22 3 feminine singular מָֽשְׁכָה 5 Mos 21,3, etc.; Imperfect יִמְשׁוֺךְ Job 21,33 וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ Dom 20,37 2 masculine singular suffix תִּמְשְׁכֵנִי Sl 28,3 1 singular suffix אֶמְשְׁכֵם Hos 11,4, etc.; Imperative מְשֹׁךְ Sl 36,11, suffix מָשְׁכֵנִי Hoj 1,4 masculine plural מִשְׁכוּ 2 Mos 12,21, מָשְׁכוּ Ezk 32,20 Infinitive construct מְשֹׁךְ 2 Mos 19,13; Jos 6,5, לִמְשׁוֺךְ Praed 2,3 Participle משֵׁךְ Amos 9,13; Sl 109,12 plural משְׁכִים Dom 5,14 construct משְׁכֵי Es 5,18; Es 66,19 —

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

2. draw the bow, בַּקֶּשֶׁת ׳מ 1 Kong 22,34 = 2 Kron 18,33, but ׳משְׁכֵי ק Es 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) וּמָשַׁכְתָָּ֫ בְּהַר תָּבוֺר Dom 4,6 compare Dom 20,37 (absolute), Job 21,33 (אַחֲרָיו); so also (perhaps) 2 Mos 12,21 proceed (i.e. forthwith), and take you a sheep; and probably משְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט Dom 5,14 those marching with the staff, etc. (most under

2. drawing with, i.e. wielding).

4. draw out a sound, give a sound, בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל 2 Mos 19,13 (E) when the ram ('s horn) sounds, בְּקֶרֶן ׳הַיֹּבֵל בִּמ Jos 6,5 (JE).

5. draw out, prolong, continue, מְשֹׁח חַסְדְּךָ לְֹידְעֶיךָ Sl 36,10 prolong, continue thy kindness to them that know thee; אַליְֿהִי לוֺ משֵׁךְ חֶסֶד Sl 109,12 (so possibly מְשַׁכְתִּיךָ חָ֑סֶד Jer 31,3 I have prolonged kindness to thee, compare Ryle Neh 9,30 and elsewhere as 1 above); compare עֲלֶיהֶם שָׁנִים ׳וַתִּמ רַבּוֺת Neh 9,30 (חֶסֶד omitted); אַפְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר ׳תִּמ Neh 85,6 (|| הַלְעוֺלָם תֶּאֱנַף בָּנוּ); אַבִּירִים בְּכֹחוֺ ׳וּמ Job 24,22 i.e. he (God) prolongeth the life of the mighty (Du draggeth them off, as Sl 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 דָֹּרֵךְ עֲנָבִים; compare מֶשֶׁךְ below)

7. (late) cheer (draw, attract, gratify) בַּיַּיִן ׳מ אֶתבְּֿשָׂרִי Praed 2,3, — so De (who cites Late Hebrew, Chag^{14 a}) Now Wild. — מָשַׁךְ יָדוֺ אֶתלֹּֿצֲצִים Hos 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 Imperfect 3 masculine plural לֹא יִמָּשֵׁ֑כוּ Es 13,22 they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); 3 feminine singular לֹא תִּמָּשֵׁךְ Ezk 12,25; Ezk 12,28 it shall not be postponed. Pu`al Participle long drawn out: מְמֻשָּׁךְ Es 18,2; Es 18,7 of persons, = tall; תֹּחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה Ord 13,12 hope postponed, deferred.