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, X give, handle, make (pro-, sound)long, X sow, scatter, stretch out.
Englishman's Concordance
1) to draw, drag, seize 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw (and lift out), drag along, lead along, drag or lead off, draw down 1a2) to draw (the bow) 1a3) to proceed, march 1a4) to draw out or give (a sound) 1a5) to draw out, prolong, continue 1a6) to trail (seed in sowing) 1a7) to cheer, draw, attract, gratify 1b) (Niphal) to be drawn out 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be drawn out, be postponed, be deferred 1c2) to be tall Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1257
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מָשַׁךְverbdraw, 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 , מַשְׁכָּאid.); —
1draw and lift out of (מִן), with accusative of person, וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶתיֿוֺסֵף מִן הַבּוֺרGenesis 37:28 (E), so Jeremiah (+ בַּחֲבָלִים, ב instrumental) Jeremiah 38:13; compare תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּהJob 40:25; draw, drag alongמשְׁכֵי עָוֺן בְּחַבְלֵי הֵשָּׁוְאIsaiah 5:18 (figurative); בְּמָשְׁכוֺבְּרִשְׁתּוֺPsalm 10:9 (figurative of wicked catching and dragging the poor); draw, lead along (with hostile purpose) with accusative of person Judges 4:7 (subject ׳י; + אֶלֿ person and thing); lead or drag off (to doom, subject ׳י) Psalm 28:3 (compare Psalm 26:9); similarly, or = draw down to death, ׳מָשְׁכוּ אוֺתָהּ וגוEzekiel 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 בְּעוֺלDeuteronomy 21:3 (ב instrumental); draw, lead (in love), (figurative, subject ׳י) בְּחַבְלֵי אָדָם אֶמְשְׁכֵםHosea 11:4, compare Jeremiah 31:3 (al. as
5below)
2draw the bow, בַּקֶּשֶׁת׳מ1 Kings 22:34 2Chronicles 18:33, but ׳משְׁכֵי קIsaiah 66:19 (where text dubious, ᵐ5Μοσοχ καὶ εἰς(θΩβελ), so Lo StaJavan 8 Du CheHpt, — not Gr CheComm Di).
3proceed, march (compare German ziehen) וּמָשַׁכְתָָּ֫בְּהַר תָּבוֺרJudges 4:6; compare Judges 20:37 (absolute), Job 21:33 (אַחֲרָיו); so also (perhaps) Exodus 12:21proceed (i.e. forthwith), and take you a sheep; and probably משְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶטJudges 5:14those marching with the staff, etc. (most under
2drawing with, i.e. wielding).
4draw out a sound, give a sound, בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵלExodus 19:13 (E) when the ram ('s horn) sounds, בְּקֶרֶן׳הַיֹּבֵל בִּמJoshua 6:5 (JE).
5draw out, prolong, continue, מְשֹׁח חַסְדְּךָ לְֹידְעֶיךָPsalm 36:10prolong, continue thy kindness to them that know thee; אַליְֿהִי לוֺ משֵׁךְ חֶסֶדPsalm 109:12; (so possibly מְשַׁכְתִּיךָ חָ֑סֶדJeremiah 31:3I have prolonged kindness to thee, compare Ryle Nehemiah 9:30; and elsewhere as
1above); compare עֲלֶיהֶם שָׁנִים׳וַתִּמרַבּוֺתNehemiah 9:30 (חֶסֶד omitted); אַמְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר׳תִּמ Neh 85:6 ("" הַלְעוֺלָם תֶּאֱנַף בָּנוּ); אַבִּירִים בְּכֹחוֺ׳וּמJob 24:22 i.e. he (God) prolongeth the life of the mighty (Du draggeth them off, as Psalm 28:3
1above, — 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׳מאֶתבְּֿשָׂרִיEcclesiastes 2:3, — so De (who cites Late Hebrew, Chag14a) Now Wild. — מָשַׁךְ יָדוֺ אֶתלֹּֿצֲצִיםHosea 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`alImperfect3masculine plural לֹא יִמָּשֵׁ֑כוּIsaiah 13:22they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); 3 feminine singular לֹא תִּמָּשֵׁךְEzekiel 12:25,28 it shall not be postponed.
Pu`alParticiple long drawn out:מְמֻשָּׁךְIsaiah 18:2,7 of persons, = tall; תֹּחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָהProverbs 13:12hope postponed, deferred.
Genesis 37:28 HEB:מִדְיָנִ֜ים סֹֽחֲרִ֗ים וַֽיִּמְשְׁכוּ֙ וַיַּֽעֲל֤וּ אֶת־ NAS: passed by, so they pulled [him] up and lifted KJV: merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up INT: Midianite traders pulled and lifted Joseph
Exodus 12:21 HEB:וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֑ם מִֽשְׁכ֗וּ וּקְח֨וּ לָכֶ֥ם NAS: and said to them, Go and take KJV: and said unto them, Draw out and take INT: and said to Go and take lambs
Exodus 19:13 HEB:לֹ֣א יִחְיֶ֑ה בִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ הַיֹּבֵ֔ל הֵ֖מָּה NAS: When the ram's horn sounds a long blast, they shall come KJV: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up INT: No live sounds horn they
Deuteronomy 21:3 HEB:אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ מָשְׁכָ֖ה בְּעֹֽל׃ NAS: and which has not pulled in a yoke; KJV: which hath not been wrought with, [and] which hath not drawn in the yoke; INT: and which has not pulled A yoke
Joshua 6:5 HEB: וְהָיָ֞ה בִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ ׀ בְּקֶ֣רֶן הַיּוֹבֵ֗ל NAS:It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram's KJV:And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram's INT: become make horn the ram's
Judges 4:6 HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֵ֤ךְ וּמָֽשַׁכְתָּ֙ בְּהַ֣ר תָּב֔וֹר NAS: Go and march to Mount KJV: [saying], Go and draw toward mount INT: of Israel Go and march to Mount Tabor
Judges 4:7 HEB: וּמָשַׁכְתִּ֨י אֵלֶ֜יךָ אֶל־ NAS:I will draw out to you Sisera, KJV:And I will draw unto thee to the river INT:will draw about about
Judges 5:14 HEB:מְחֹ֣קְקִ֔ים וּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ן מֹשְׁכִ֖ים בְּשֵׁ֥בֶט סֹפֵֽר׃ NAS: And from Zebulun those who wield the staff KJV: and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen INT: commanders Zebulun wield the staff of the writer
Judges 20:37 HEB:אֶל־ הַגִּבְעָ֑ה וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ הָאֹרֵ֔ב וַיַּ֥ךְ NAS: the men in ambush also deployed and struck KJV: and the liers in wait drew [themselves] along, and smote INT: against Gibeah deployed ambush and struck
1 Kings 22:34 HEB: וְאִ֗ישׁ מָשַׁ֤ךְ בַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ לְתֻמּ֔וֹ NAS: Now a certain man drew his bow KJV: And a [certain] man drew a bow INT: man drew his bow random
2 Chronicles 18:33 HEB: וְאִ֗ישׁ מָשַׁ֤ךְ בַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙ לְתֻמּ֔וֹ NAS: A certain man drew his bow at random KJV:And a [certain] man drew a bow INT: man drew his bow random
Nehemiah 9:30 HEB: וַתִּמְשֹׁ֤ךְ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ שָׁנִ֣ים NAS:However, You bore with them for many KJV: years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst INT:bore and years
Job 21:33 HEB:כָּל־ אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ין NAS: men will follow after KJV: unto him, and every man shall draw after INT: all men will follow ones before else
Job 24:22 HEB: וּמָשַׁ֣ךְ אַבִּירִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ NAS:But He drags off the valiant KJV:He draweth also the mighty INT:drags the valiant his power
Job 41:1 HEB: תִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ לִוְיָתָ֣ן בְּחַכָּ֑ה NAS:Can you draw out Leviathan KJV:Canst thou draw out leviathan INT:draw Leviathan angle
Psalm 10:9 HEB:יַחְטֹ֥ף עָ֝נִ֗י בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ NAS: the afflicted when he draws him into his net. KJV: the poor, when he draweth him into his net. INT: catches the afflicted draws his net
Psalm 28:3 HEB: אַל־ תִּמְשְׁכֵ֣נִי עִם־ רְשָׁעִים֮ NAS:Do not drag me away with the wicked KJV:Draw me not away with the wicked, INT: not drag with the wicked
Psalm 36:10 HEB: מְשֹׁ֣ךְ חַ֭סְדְּךָ לְיֹדְעֶ֑יךָ NAS:O continue Your lovingkindness KJV:O continue thy lovingkindness INT:continue your lovingkindness know
Psalm 85:5 HEB:תֶּֽאֱנַף־ בָּ֑נוּ תִּמְשֹׁ֥ךְ אַ֝פְּךָ֗ לְדֹ֣ר NAS: with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger KJV: with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger INT: alway will You be angry continue your anger to all
Psalm 109:12 HEB: ל֭וֹ מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל־ NAS: Let there be none to extend lovingkindness KJV:Let there be none to extend mercy INT:to extend lovingkindness Let there be none
Proverbs 13:12 HEB: תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־ לֵ֑ב NAS: Hope deferred makes the heart KJV: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: INT: Hope deferred makes the heart
Ecclesiastes 2:3 HEB:תַּ֣רְתִּי בְלִבִּ֔י לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ בַּיַּ֖יִן אֶת־ NAS: with my mind [how] to stimulate my body KJV: in mine heart to give myself INT: explored my mind stimulate wine my body
Songs 1:4 HEB: מָשְׁכֵ֖נִי אַחֲרֶ֣יךָ נָּר֑וּצָה NAS:Draw me after you [and] let us run KJV:Draw me, we will run after INT:Draw after run
Isaiah 5:18 HEB: ה֛וֹי מֹשְׁכֵ֥י הֶֽעָוֹ֖ן בְּחַבְלֵ֣י NAS: Woe to those who drag iniquity KJV: Woe unto them that draw iniquity INT: Woe drag iniquity the cords
Isaiah 13:22 HEB:וְיָמֶ֖יהָ לֹ֥א יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃ NAS: And her days will not be prolonged. KJV: and her days shall not be prolonged. INT: days not will not be prolonged
Isaiah 18:2 HEB:אֶל־ גּוֹי֙ מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ וּמוֹרָ֔ט אֶל־ NAS: to a nation tall and smooth, KJV: to a nation scattered and peeled, INT: to A nation tall and peeled to
Isaiah 18:7 HEB:צְבָא֗וֹת עַ֚ם מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ וּמוֹרָ֔ט וּמֵעַ֥ם NAS: From a people tall and smooth, KJV: of a people scattered and peeled, INT: of hosts A people tall and peeled A people
Isaiah 66:19 HEB:פּ֥וּל וְל֛וּד מֹ֥שְׁכֵי קֶ֖שֶׁת תֻּבַ֣ל KJV: and Lud, that draw the bow, INT: Pul Lud draw the bow Tubal
Jeremiah 31:3 HEB:עַל־ כֵּ֖ן מְשַׁכְתִּ֥יךְ חָֽסֶד׃ NAS: Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. KJV: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. INT: and after that have drawn lovingkindness
Jeremiah 38:13 HEB: וַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּ אֶֽת־ יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ NAS:So they pulled Jeremiah KJV:So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, INT:pulled Jeremiah the ropes
Ezekiel 12:25 HEB:וְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔ה לֹ֥א תִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְ ע֑וֹד כִּ֣י NAS: longer be delayed, for in your days, KJV: shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, INT: will be performed will no be delayed longer in
Ezekiel 12:28 HEB:יְהוִ֔ה לֹא־ תִמָּשֵׁ֥ךְ ע֖וֹד כָּל־ NAS: of My words will be delayed any longer. KJV: There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word INT: GOD not will be delayed any all manner
Ezekiel 32:20 HEB:חֶ֣רֶב נִתָּ֔נָה מָשְׁכ֥וּ אוֹתָ֖הּ וְכָל־ NAS: over to the sword; they have drawn her and all KJV: to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes. INT: to the sword is given have drawn her and all her hordes
Hosea 7:5 HEB:חֲמַ֣ת מִיָּ֑יִן מָשַׁ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ אֶת־ NAS: of wine; He stretched out his hand KJV: of wine; he stretched out his hand INT: bottle of wine stretched his hand with
Hosea 11:4 HEB:בְּחַבְלֵ֨י אָדָ֤ם אֶמְשְׁכֵם֙ בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת אַהֲבָ֔ה NAS:I led them with cords of a man, KJV:I drew them with cords of a man, INT: cords of a man led bonds of love
Amos 9:13 HEB:וְדֹרֵ֥ךְ עֲנָבִ֖ים בְּמֹשֵׁ֣ךְ הַזָּ֑רַע וְהִטִּ֤יפוּ NAS: of grapes him who sows seed; KJV: of grapes him that soweth seed; INT: and the treader of grapes sows seed will drip
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.); —