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 DlHWB 431), Arabic id., Aramaic , מַשְׁכָּא id.); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳מ [1Kin 22:34] [2]t., וּמָשַׁךְ consecutive [Job 24:22]; [3]feminine singular מָֽשְׁכָה [Deut 21:3], etc.; Imperfect יִמְשׁוֺךְ [Job 21:33]; וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ [Judg 20:37]; [2]masculine singular suffix תִּמְשְׁכֵנִי [Psa 28:3]; [1]singular suffix אֶמְשְׁכֵם [Hosea 11:4], etc.; Imperative מְשֹׁךְ [Psa 36:11], suffix מָשְׁכֵנִי [Song 1:4]; masculine plural מִשְׁכוּ [Exod 12:21], מָשְׁכוּ [Ezek 32:20]; Infinitive construct מְשֹׁךְ [Exod 19:13]; [Josh 6:5], לִמְשׁוֺךְ [Eccl 2:3]; Participle משֵׁךְ [Amos 9:13]; [Psa 109:12]; plural משְׁכִים [Judg 5:14]; construct משְׁכֵי [Isa 5:18]; [66:19]; —
1 draw and lift out of (מִן), with accusative of person, הַבּוֺר מִן אֶתיֿוֺסֵף וַיַּעֲלוּ וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ [Gen 37:28] (E), so Jeremiah (+ ב בַּחֲבָלִים, instrumental) [Jer 38:13]; compare בְּחַכָּה לִוְיָתָן תִּמְשֹׁךְ Job 40:25; draw, drag along הֵשָּׁוְא בְּחַבְלֵי עָוֺן משְׁכֵי [Isa 5:18] (figurative); בְּרִשְׁתּוֺ בְּמָשְׁכוֺ [Psa 10:9] (figurative of wicked catching and dragging the poor); draw, lead along (with hostile purpose) with accusative of person [Judg 4:7] (subject ׳י; + אֶלֿ person and thing); lead or drag off (to doom, subject ׳י) [Psa 28:3] (compare [26:9]); similarly, or = draw down to death, וגו אוֺתָהּ ׳מָשְׁכוּ [Ezek 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 [Deut 21:3] (ב instrumental); draw, lead (in love), (figurative, subject ׳י) אֶמְשְׁכֵם אָדָם בְּחַבְלֵי [Hosea 11:4], compare [Jer 31:3] (al. as
5 below)
2 draw the bow, ׳מ בַּקֶּשֶׁת [1Kin 22:34] [2Chr 18:33], but ק ׳משְׁכֵי [Isa 66:19] (where text dubious, ᵐ5 Μοσοχ καὶ εἰς(θΩβελ), so Lo StaJavan 8 Du CheHpt, — not Gr CheComm Di).
3 proceed, march (compare German ziehen) תָּבוֺר בְּהַר וּמָשַׁכְתָָּ֫ [Judg 4:6]; compare [20:37] (absolute), [Job 21:33] (אַחֲרָיו); so also (perhaps) [Exod 12:21] proceed (i.e. forthwith), and take you a sheep; and probably בְּשֵׁבֶט משְׁכִים [Judg 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 [Exod 19:13] (E) when the ram ('s horn) sounds, בִּמ ׳הַיֹּבֵל בְּקֶרֶן [Josh 6:5] (JE).
5 draw out, prolong, continue, לְֹידְעֶיךָ חַסְדְּךָ מְשֹׁח [Psa 36:10] prolong, continue thy kindness to them that know thee; חֶסֶד משֵׁךְ לוֺ אַליְֿהִי [109:12]; (so possibly חָ֑סֶד מְשַׁכְתִּיךָ [Jer 31:3] I have prolonged kindness to thee, compare Ryle [Neh 9:30]; and elsewhere as
1 above); compare רַבּוֺת ׳וַתִּמ שָׁנִים עֲלֶיהֶם [Neh 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 [Psa 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 [Eccl 2:3], — so De (who cites Late Hebrew, Chag14a) 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 [Isa 13:22] they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); 3 feminine singular תִּמָּשֵׁךְ לֹא [Ezek 12:25], [28] it shall not be postponed.
Pu`al Participle long drawn out: מְמֻשָּׁךְ [Isa 18:2], [7] of persons, = tall; מְמֻשָּׁכָה תֹּחֶלֶת [Prov 13:12] hope postponed, deferred.