Hebrew edit

Root
שׁ־ק־ה (š-q-h)

Etymology edit

Cognate with Arabic أَسْقَى (ʔasqā).

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Verb edit

הִשְׁקָה (hishká) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הושקה / הֻשְׁקָה)

  1. to give drink to, to water
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 11:10, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      ...אֲשֶׁר תִּזְרַע אֶת־זַרְעֲךָ וְהִשְׁקִיתָ בְרַגְלְךָ כְּגַן הַיָּרָק.
      ...ašér tizrá' et-zar'achá vəhišqíta vəragləchá kəgán hayyaráq.
      ...where you used to sow your seed and water it with your foot like a vegetable garden..

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