4469. mimsak
Berean Strong's Lexicon
mimsak: Mixed drink, mixture

Original Word: מִמְסָךְ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mimsak
Pronunciation: mim-sak'
Phonetic Spelling: (mam-sawk')
Definition: Mixed drink, mixture
Meaning: mixture, wine mixed

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָסַךְ (masak), meaning "to mix" or "to mingle."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3203 (μίσγω - misgo): To mix, mingle

- G2767 (κέρασμα - kerasmos): A mixture, mixed wine

Usage: The term "mimsak" refers to a mixed drink, often implying a beverage that has been blended with spices or other ingredients to enhance its flavor. In biblical contexts, it is typically associated with wine that has been mixed with water or spices, a common practice in ancient times to either dilute the wine or to add flavor.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, wine was a staple beverage. It was often mixed with water to reduce its potency or with spices to improve its taste. This practice was not only a matter of preference but also a means of ensuring safe drinking, as water sources could be contaminated. The mixing of wine was also a part of social and religious rituals, symbolizing hospitality and celebration.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from masak
Definition
a mixed drink
NASB Translation
mixed wine (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִמְסָךְ noun masculine mixed drink (see מָסָךְ); — מִמְסָ֑ךְ Proverbs 23:30 mixed (wine), as beverage; Isaiah 65:11 libation to Menî.

מָסָךְ, [מסֻכָה] see סכך.

I. מַסֵּכָה see I. נסך.

II. מַסֵּכָה, [מַסֶּ֫כֶת] see II. נסך.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
drink-offering, mixed wine

From macak; mixture, i.e. (specifically) wine mixed (with water or spices) -- drink-offering, mixed wine.

see HEBREW macak

Forms and Transliterations
מִמְסָֽךְ׃ ממסך׃ mim·sāḵ mimsāḵ miSach
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Englishman's Concordance
Proverbs 23:30
HEB: לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים לַחְקֹ֥ר מִמְסָֽךְ׃
NAS: Those who go to taste mixed wine.
KJV: they that go to seek mixed wine.
INT: go to taste mixed

Isaiah 65:11
HEB: וְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים לַמְנִ֥י מִמְסָֽךְ׃
NAS: And who fill [cups] with mixed wine for Destiny,
KJV: and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
INT: fill Destiny mixed

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4469
2 Occurrences


mim·sāḵ — 2 Occ.
















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