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Hebrew
Verb
נָסַךְ • (nasákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)
- (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
Noun
נֶסֶךְ • (nésekh) m (plural indefinite נְסָכִים, plural construct נִסְכֵּי־)
- (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.
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