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משתה

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Hebrew

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Root
שׁ־ת־ה (sh-t-h)

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Noun

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מִשְׁתֶּה (mishtém (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;

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