Lexical Definition

‎מָסַךְ‎ mâçak (maw-sak') to mix ^H:V
a primitive root

mingle.

• to mix, especially wine (with spices)

1) to mix, mingle, produce by mixing
1a) (Qal) to pour, mix

See Greek: κεράννυμι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מָסַךְ‎ verb mix, produce by mixing (compare perhaps ‎מזג‎, ‎מֶזֶג‎ Ba^{ES 33, 51}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Isa 19:14 ‎מָֽסְכָה‎ Prov 9:2 ‎מָסָ֑כְתִּי‎ Prov 9:5; Ps 102:10* Infinitive construct ‎מְסֹךְ‎ Isa 5:22 —

1. pour, only figurative, ‎בְּקִרְבָּהּ‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ ‎רוּחַ עִוְעִים‎ Isa 19:14 (subject ‎׳‎‎מ‎); mix, with accusative ‎שֵׁכָר‎ Isa 5:22 i.e. make a choice drink by mixing with spices, etc. (mixing with water came later, compare 2 Macc 15:39) Löw^{p. 419} Frä^{162 f, 171 f.} Now^{Archaeology 1, 120} Benz^{Archaeology 95}; object ‎יַיִן‎ figurative, subject wisdom Prov 9:2; Prov 9:5 ‎שִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָ֑כְתִּי‎ Ps 102:10* my drink with weeping have I mixed (see Assyrian [akâl] ul âkul, bikîtum kurmati, mê ul aštî, dîmtu maštîtî Zim^{BP 34}).

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