מָשַׁךְ

vb. draw, drag (NH id.; Aramaic מְשַׁךְ (rare) be extended, also conduct, take, Syriac ܡܫܰܟ is be dry, shrivelled (of fruit, etc.); Ethiopic መሰከ bend (the bow); Arabic مَسَكَ grasp and hold i. Frey; iv. Frey Lane; cf. also Assyrian mašku, skin (perhaps also march DlHWB 431), Arabic مَسْكٌ id., Aramaic ܡܶܫܟܳܐ, מַשְׁכָּא id.);— Pf. 3 ms. מ׳ 1 K 22:34 + 2 times, וּמְשַׁךְ consec. Jb 24:22; 3 fs. מָֽשְׁכָה Dt 21:3, etc.; Impf. יִמְשׁוֹךְ Jb 21:33; וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ Ju 20:37; 2 ms. sf. תִּמְשְׁכֵנִי ψ 28:3; 1 s. sf. אֶמְשְׁכֵם Ho 11:4, etc.; Imv. מְשֹׁךְ ψ 36:11, sf. מָשְׁכֵנִי Ct 1:4; mpl. מִשְׁבוּ Ex 12:21, מָשְׁכוּ Ez 32:20; Inf. cstr. מְשֹׁךְ Ex 19:13; Jos 6:5, לִמְשׁוֹךְ Ec 2:3; Pt. מֹשֵׁךְ Am 9:13 ψ 109:12; pl. מֹשְׁכִים Ju 5:14; cstr. מֹשְׁכֵי Is 5:18; 66:19;— draw and lift out of (מִן), c. acc. pers., וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ וַיַּעֲלוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף מִן הַבּוֹר Gn 37:28 (E), so Jeremiah (+ בַּחֲבָלִים, ב instr.) Je 38:13; cf. תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה Jb 40:25; draw, drag along מֹשְׁכֵי עָוֹן בְּחַבְלֵי הַשָּׁוְא Is 5:18 (fig.); בְּמָשְׁכוֹ בְּרִשְׁתּוֹ ψ 10:9 (fig. of wicked catching and dragging the poor); draw, lead along (with hostile purpose) c. acc. pers. Ju 4:7 (subj. י׳; + אֶל־ pers. et rei); lead or drag off (to doom, subj. י׳) ψ 28:3 (cf. 26:9); similarly, or = draw down to death, מָשְׁכוּ אוֹתָהּ וגו׳ Ez 32:20 (si vera l.; ref. to fall of Egypt), but read perhaps a form of שׁכב for משׁכו, 𝔊 Co Berthol, cf. Sm; abs., subj. heifer, מָֽשְׁכָה בְּעוֹל Dt 21:3 (ב instr.); draw, lead (in love), (fig., subj. י׳) בְּחַבְלֵי אָדָם אֶמְשְׁכֵם Ho 11:4, cf. Je 31:3 (al. as 5 infr.) draw the bow, מ׳ בַּקֶּשֶׁת 1 K 22:34 = 2 Ch 18:33, but משְׁכֵי ק׳ Is 66:19 (where text dub., 𝔊 Μοσοχ καὶ εἰς (Θοβελ), so Lo StaJavan 8 Du CheHpt,—not Gr CheComm. Di). proceed, march (cf. Germ. ziehen) וּמָשַׁכְתָּ֫ בְּהַר תָּבוֹר Ju 4:6 cf. 20:37 (abs.), Jb 21:33 (אַחֲרָיו); so also (perhaps) Ex 12:21 proceed (i.e. forth with), and take you a sheep; and prob. משְׁכִים בְּשֵׁבֶט Ju 5:14 those marching with the staff, etc. (most under 2. drawing with, i.e. wielding). draw out a sound, give a sound, בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל Ex 19:13 (E) when the ram (’s horn) sounds בִּמ׳ בְּקֶרֶן הַיֹּבֵל Jos 6:5 (JE). draw out, prolong, continue, מְשֹׁךְ חַסְדְךָ לְיֹדְעֶיךָ ψ 36:10 prolong, continue thy kindness to them that know thee; אַל־יְהִי לוֹ משֵׁךְ חֶסֶד 109:12; (so poss. מְשַׁכְתִּיךָ חָ֑סֶד Je 31:3 I have prolonged kindness to thee, cf. Ryle Ne 9:30; al. as 1 supr.); cf. וַתִּמ׳ עֲלֶיהֶם שָׁנִים רַבּוֹת Ne 9:30 (חֶסֶד omitted); תִּמ׳ אַפְּךָ לְדֹר וָדֹר 85:6 (‖ הַלְעוֹלָם תֶּאֱנַף בָּנוּ); וּמ׳ אַבִּירִים בְּכֹחוֹ Jb 24:22 i.e. he (God) prolongeth the life of the mighty (Du draggeth them off, as ψ 28:3 1 supr.,—reading also אֹבְדִים for אַבּ׳, with 𝔊 Bi); cf. Niph. trail seed (draw along in sowing) Am 9:13 (opp. דֹּרֵךְ עֲנָבִים; cf. מֶשֶׁךְ infr.) (late) cheer (draw, attract, gratify) מ׳ בַּיַּיִן אֶת־בְּשָׂרִי Ec 2:3,—so De (who cites NH, Chag14 a) Now Wild—מָשַׁךְ יָדוֹ אֶת־לֹצֲצִים Ho 7:5 is difficult, 𝔊 AV RV he stretcheth out his hand with, maketh common cause with, is hardly poss., text prob. corrupt We Now. Impf. 3 mpl. לֹא יִמָּשֵׁ֑כוּ Is 13:22 they shall not be prolonged (days of Babylon); 3 fs. לֹא תִּמָּשֵׁךְ Ez 12:25, 28 it shall not be postponed. Pt. long drawn out: מְמֻשָּׁךְ Is 18:2, 7 of persons, = tall; תֹּחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה Pr 13:12 hope postponed, deferred.