What does מִשְׁתֶּה · πότος mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁתֶּה · πότος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "banquet or celebratory meal".
Hebrew · H4960, G4224
Mishteh
Drink , by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast · a drinking-bout or carousal
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מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 drink , by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
Pronunciation mišĕteh
Metonymic shift from the act of drinking to the social occasion, emphasizing festive communal gathering rather than mere consumption
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πότος G4224 a drinking-bout or carousal
Pronunciation pótos
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What does mishteh (mishteh) mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁתֶּה · πότος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "banquet or celebratory meal".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4960, G4224?
H4960, G4224 is connected to 46 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. banquet or celebratory meal
Strong's H4960, G4224
Lexical occurrences 46 verses Source Gloss
banquet or celebratory meal
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
mishteh is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain