מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה — Genesis 21:8 Hebrew Word Study

מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה

𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄

misheteh

a feast

from שָׁתָה; drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast; banquet, drank, drink, feast((-ed), -ing).

H4960

Genesis 21:8 · Word #6

Lexicon `H4960`

Lemma	מִשְׁתֶּה
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄
Transliteration	mishteh
Strong's	H4960
In-context	a feast

Morphology `HNcmsa` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 `H4960-04`

a drinking-feast

Root	שתה (š-t-h)
Core Meanings	to drink, to imbibe, to partake of drink
Semantic Range	drinking, drinking occasion, banquet, feast, celebratory meal centered on wine or drink
Conceptual Significance	In the Hebrew Bible, a מִשְׁתֶּה often marks communal celebration, covenantal fellowship, royal display, or festive joy (e.g., royal banquets in Esther). It highlights hospitality, abundance, and social bonding, while at times also serving as the backdrop for moral testing or divine reversal.
Morphological Notes	Masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa). The מִ prefix reflects a nominal pattern often indicating the place, event, or result of the verbal action—here, an occasion characterized by drinking.
Rendering Rationale	The noun derives from the root שתה ("to drink") and literally denotes an occasion of drinking. Rendering it as "a drinking-feast" preserves the root connection to drinking while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form (a single event or occasion).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שתה (to drink, to imbibe, to partake of drink)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4960-01`	bemisheteh	in the drinking-feast of
`H8354-01`	esheteh	I will drink
`H4960-02`	hamisheteh	the drinking-feast
`H8354-02`	hashotim	the imbibing men
	kemisheteh	like a drinking-feast of
`H8354-03`	leshotayv	to his drinkers
`H8354-04`	lishetot	to imbibe
`H8354-05`	lishetotah	to imbibe her
`H8354-06`	lishetotam	to imbibe them
`H4960-03`	mishetayv	his drinking-feast
`H4960-05`	misheteyhem	their drinking-feast
`H8354-07`	nisheteh	we will drink
	shatah	he drank
`H7896-03`	shatah	he drank
`H8355-01`	shatayin	they have imbibed
`H8355-02`	shateh	the drinking man
`H8354-08`	shatinu	we have imbibed
`H8354-09`	shatit	you (feminine) have imbibed
`H8354-10`	shatiti	I imbibed
`H8354-11`	shato	he drank it
`H8354-12`	shatoh	he drank
`H7896-06`	shatu	they drank
`H8354-13`	sheteh	Drink!
`H8354-14`	shetitem	you men have drunk
`H8354-15`	sheto	his drinking
`H8354-16`	shetot	to imbibe
`H8354-17`	shetoto	she imbibed him
`H8354-18`	shetu	Drink, you men!
`H8354-19`	shotah	she who imbibes
`H8354-20`	shoteh	a drinking man
`H8354-21`	shotey	drinkers of
`H8354-22`	teshete	you (ms) will drink / he will drink / she will drink
`H8354-23`	tisheteh	you (masculine singular) will drink
`H8354-24`	tisheteynah	they (feminine) will imbibe
`H8354-25`	tisheti	you will imbibe
`H8354-26`	tishetu	you men shall drink
`H4960-06`	umisheteh	and a drinking-feast
`H8354-27`	ushateh	and imbibe!
`H8354-28`	usheteh	and you shall drink
`H8354-29`	ushetitem	and you men drank
`H8354-30`	ushetu	and drink, you men
`H8354-31`	vaeshete	and I imbibed
`H8354-32`	vateshete	and she drank / and you (masculine) drank
`H8354-33`	vayeshete	and he drank
`H8354-34`	vayisheteh	and he imbibed
`H8354-35`	vayishetu	and they drank
`H8354-36`	veesheteh	and let me drink
	vehashetiyah	and the drinking
	veishetiv	and they imbibed
`H8354-37`	velishetot	and to imbibe
`H8354-38`	venisheteh	and let us imbibe
`H8354-39`	veshatah	and he imbibed
`H8354-40`	veshatit	and you (feminine singular) imbibed
`H8354-41`	veshatiti	and I imbibed
`H8354-42`	veshato	and they imbibed
`H8354-43`	veshatot	and to drink
`H8354-44`	veshatu	and they imbibed
`H8354-45`	veshotim	and drinking ones
`H8354-46`	veyeshete	and he imbibes
`H8354-47`	veyishetu	and let them imbibe
`H8354-48`	yishateh	he will be made drunk
`H8354-49`	yishetayun	they will imbibe
`H8354-50`	yisheteh	he drinks
`H8354-51`	yishetu	they will drink
`H8354-52`	yishetuhu	they will drink him

Word Usage (46 occurrences of H4960)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 19:3	מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה	misheteh	a feast
Genesis 21:8	מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה	misheteh	a feast
Genesis 26:30	מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה	misheteh	a feast
Genesis 29:22	מִשְׁתֶּֽה	misheteh	a feast
Genesis 40:20	מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה	misheteh	a feast
Judges 14:10	מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה	misheteh	a feast
Judges 14:12	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּה֙	hamisheteh	of the feast
Judges 14:17	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה	hamisheteh	the feast
1 Samuel 25:36	מִשְׁתֶּ֨ה	misheteh	a feast
1 Samuel 25:36	כְּ/מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה	kemisheteh	like the feast
2 Samuel 3:20	מִשְׁתֶּֽה	misheteh	a feast
1 Kings 3:15	מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה	misheteh	a feast
Isaiah 5:12	מִשְׁתֵּי/הֶ֑ם	misheteyhem	at their feasts
Isaiah 25:6	מִשְׁתֵּ֥ה	misheteh	a banquet
Isaiah 25:6	מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה	misheteh-2	a banquet
Jeremiah 16:8	מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה	misheteh	feasting
Jeremiah 51:39	מִשְׁתֵּי/הֶ֗ם	misheteyhem	their feasts
Proverbs 15:15	מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה	misheteh	has a feast
Job 1:4	מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה	misheteh	a feast
Job 1:5	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֜ה	hamisheteh	the feasting
Ecclesiastes 7:2	מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה	misheteh
Esther 1:3	מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה	misheteh	a feast
Esther 1:5	מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה	misheteh	a feast
Esther 1:9	מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה	misheteh	a feast
Esther 2:18	מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה	misheteh	banquet
Esther 2:18	מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה	misheteh-2	banquet
Esther 5:4	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה	hamisheteh	the banquet
Esther 5:5	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה	hamisheteh	the banquet
Esther 5:6	בְּ/מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה	bemisheteh	at the banquet
Esther 5:8	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּה֙	hamisheteh	the banquet
Esther 5:12	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֥ה	hamisheteh	the banquet
Esther 5:14	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה	hamisheteh	the banquet
Esther 6:14	הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה	hamisheteh	the banquet
Esther 7:2	בְּ/מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה	bemisheteh	at-drinking
Esther 7:7	מִ/מִּשְׁתֵּ֣ה	mimisheteh	from the banquet
Esther 7:8	מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה	misheteh	of-banquet
Esther 8:17	מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה	misheteh	feast
Esther 9:17	מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה	misheteh	of feasting
Esther 9:18	מִשְׁתֶּ֥ה	misheteh	of feasting
Esther 9:19	וּ/מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה	umisheteh	and feasting
Esther 9:22	מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה	misheteh	feasting
Daniel 1:5	מִשְׁתָּ֔י/ו	mishetayv	his drinking
Daniel 1:8	מִשְׁתָּ֑י/ו	mishetayv	which he drank
Daniel 1:10	מִשְׁתֵּי/כֶ֑ם	misheteykhem	your drink
Daniel 1:16	מִשְׁתֵּי/הֶ֑ם	misheteyhem	of their drink
Ezra 3:7	וּ/מִשְׁתֶּ֜ה	umisheteh	drink

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Lexicon H4960

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H4960-04

Words from Root שתה (to drink, to imbibe, to partake of drink)

Word Usage (46 occurrences of H4960)

Lexicon `H4960`

Morphology `HNcmsa` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H4960-04`