מַשְׁקֶה
mash.qeh
irrigation
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word מַשְׁקֶה (mash.qeh) is a noun that carries the meaning of irrigation. According to the data, it occurs six times in the Bible, indicating its significance in Hebrew literature. This word likely refers to a system or process of providing water for agricultural purposes, such as crops or livestock. Its usage suggests a methodical approach to managing water resources, which was crucial in ancient societies where water scarcity was prevalent. Given its limited occurrences in the Bible, it's possible that the word was used in a specific regional or cultural context. Nonetheless, its presence highlights the importance of irrigation in ancient agriculture, a practice that remains vital in many parts of the world today.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Ezekiel 45:15and one lamb of the flock, out of two hundred, from the well-watered pastures of Israel—for a meal offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make atonement for them,” says the Lord Yahweh.
Genesis 13:10Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.
Leviticus 11:34All food which may be eaten which is soaked in water shall be unclean. All drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
1 Kings 10:21All 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, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.
2 Chronicles 9:20All king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.