נסך

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Hebrew

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Root
נ־ס־ך (n-s-k)

Verb

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נָסַךְ (nasákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. (biblical) pour, libate, cast
    • Tanach, Exodus 30:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      לֹא־תַעֲלוּ עָלָיו קְטֹרֶת זָרָה וְעֹלָה וּמִנְחָה וְנֵסֶךְ לֹא תִסְּכוּ עָלָיו׃
      Lo ta'alú 'aláv q'tóret zará v-'olá u-minḥá v-nésekh lo tiskhú 'alav.
      Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.

Conjugation

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Noun

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נֶסֶךְ (nésekhm (plural indefinite נְסָכִים, plural construct נִסְכֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (biblical) libation, drink-offering
    • Tanach, Numbers 28:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְנִסְכּוֹ רְבִיעִת הַהִין לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד בַּקֹּדֶשׁ הַסֵּךְ נֶסֶךְ שֵׁכָר לַיהוָה׃
      v-niskó r'vi'ít ha-hin la-kéves ha-eḥád ba-qódesh hasékh nésekh shekhár l-Adonái
      And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb; in the holy place shalt thou pour out a drink-offering of strong drink unto the Lord.

Declension

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Derived terms

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