H4541A

מַסֵּכָה

mas.se.khahH:N-F

liquid

1) a pouring, libation, molten metal, cast image, drink offering 1a) libation (with covenant sacrifice) 1b) molten metal, molten image, molten gods

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. מַסֵּכָה noun feminine

1. molten metal, or image;

2. libation; — ׳מ Exod 32:4 +; construct מַסֵּכַת Isa 30:22 plural מַסֵּכוֺת 1Kgs 14:9 +; suffix מַסֵּכֹתָם Num 33:52 —

1. libation, with covenant sacrifice in making covenant Isa 30:1 (=

1. נֶסֶךְ; see, however, below II. [נָסַךְ]).

2. molten metal, or image: עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה molten calf Exod 32:4; Exod 32:8; Deut 9:16; Neh 9:18, compare Ps 106:19 אֱלֹהֵי מַסֵּכָה molten gods Exod 34:17; Lev 19:4 ׳צַלְמֵי מ Num 33:52 פֶּסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה Deut 27:15; Judg 17:3; Judg 17:4; Judg 18:14; Nah 1:14; 2Chr 34:3; 2Chr 34:4, elsewhere (variously) Deut 9:12; Judg 18:17; Judg 18:18; 1Kgs 14:9; 2Kgs 17:16; 2Chr 28:2; Isa 30:22; Isa 42:17; Hos 13:2; Hab 2:18.

II. מַסֵּכָה noun feminine woven stuff, web, especially as covering; — absolute הַנְּסוּכָה עַלֿ ׳הַמּ Isa 25:7 the web that is woven over all the nations (i.e. mourning-veil, symbol of distress; || הַלּוֺט הַלּוֺט); = bed- covering Isa 28:20 (in figurative). Perhaps also ׳לִנְסֹךְ מ Isa 30:1 weave a web (|| לַעֲשׂוֺת עֵצָה), reference to negotiations with Egypt (so ᵑ9 Aq Ew De Che Di; > ᵐ5 Ges Hi Kn Brd Du pour a libation; ׳מ not elsewhere = נֶסֶךְ).

23 occurrences

Exodus (3), Leviticus (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (2), Judges (5), I Kings (1), II Kings (1), II Chronicles (2), Nehemiah (1), Isaiah (3), Hosea (1), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1)