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מַשְׁקֶה H4945
H4945 is the Hebrew word מַשְׁקֶה, transliterated mashqeh and said mash-keh'. The King James Version most often renders it drinking.
What it means
properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered region.
Where it comes from
from H8248 (שָׁקָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: butler(-ship), cupbearer, drink(-ing), fat pasture, watered.
Verses using מַשְׁקֶה
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 13:10 · KJV
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Genesis 40:21 · KJV
And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
Leviticus 11:34 · KJV
Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
1 Kings 10:21 · KJV
And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:20 · KJV
And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
Isaiah 32:6 · KJV
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Ezekiel 45:15 · KJV
And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4945 mean?
H4945 is the Hebrew word מַשְׁקֶה (mashqeh), meaning properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered region.
How is H4945 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it drinking (2 times), well watered (1 time), butlership (1 time), drink (1 time), cause the drink (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4945 appear in the Bible?
מַשְׁקֶה (mashqeh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4945 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8248 (שָׁקָה).
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