משתה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ת־ה (š-t-h)

Pronunciation

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Noun

מִשְׁתֶּה • (mishté) m (plural indefinite מִשְׁתָּאוֹת) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

1. feast, banquet
   • Tanach, Esther 1:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     בִּשְׁנַת שָׁלוֹשׁ לְמָלְכוֹ עָשָׂה מִשְׁתֶּה לְכָל־שָׂרָיו וַעֲבָדָיו חֵיל פָּרַס וּמָדַי הַפַּרְתְּמִים וְשָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת לְפָנָיו׃

     bish'nát shalósh l'mol'khó 'asá mishté l'khol-saráv va'avadáv khéil parás umadái hapart'mím v'saréi ham'dinót l'fanáv.
     bišənaṯ šālōš ləmoləḵō ʿāśā mište ləḵol-śārāw waʿăḇāḏāw ḥēl pāras ūmāḏay happartəmīm wəśārē hamməḏīnōṯ ləp̄ānāw.

     in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;

Usage notes

• The plural מִשְׁתִּים also exists.