4197. mezeg
Berean Strong's Lexicon
mezeg: Mixture, mixed drink

Original Word: מֶזֶג
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mezeg
Pronunciation: MEH-zeg
Phonetic Spelling: (meh'-zeg)
Definition: Mixture, mixed drink
Meaning: tempered wine

Word Origin: Derived from the root מָזַג (mazag), meaning "to mix" or "to mingle."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "mezeg," the concept of mixed wine can be related to Greek terms like "κέρασμα" (kerasmos), which also refers to a mixed drink.

Usage: The Hebrew word "mezeg" refers to a mixture, often in the context of a mixed drink. It is used to describe a beverage that has been blended, typically involving wine mixed with water or spices. This term highlights the practice of diluting or enhancing wine to create a more palatable or potent drink.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, wine was a common beverage. It was often mixed with water to reduce its potency or with spices to enhance its flavor. This practice was not only a matter of taste but also a way to ensure the purity and safety of the drink, as water sources could be contaminated. The concept of mixing wine is also symbolic in biblical literature, representing the blending of different elements or influences.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a mixture
NASB Translation
mixed wine (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מֶ֫זֶג] noun masculine mixture, i.e. mixed wine (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic, and thence מִזְנָא, מְזִיגָא; ; Arabic water mixed with wine, mixture (Fräl.c.), compare , ); — אַליֶֿחְסַר הַמָּ֑זֶג Cant 7:3 (Tosafoth here spiced wine: compare LevyNHWB iii. 61).

מזה (√ of following; probably compare Arabic suck out, compare DrDeuteronomy 32:24).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
liquor

From an unused root meaning to mingle (water with wine); tempered wine -- liquor.

Forms and Transliterations
הַמָּ֑זֶג המזג ham·mā·zeḡ hamMazeg hammāzeḡ
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Englishman's Concordance
Songs 7:2
HEB: אַל־ יֶחְסַ֖ר הַמָּ֑זֶג בִּטְנֵךְ֙ עֲרֵמַ֣ת
NAS: lacks mixed wine; Your belly
KJV: [which] wanteth not liquor: thy belly
INT: never lacks mixed your belly A heap

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Strong's Hebrew 4197
1 Occurrence


ham·mā·zeḡ — 1 Occ.
















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