08248
08248 שָׁקָה shaqah shaw-kaw’ a primitive root; v; [BDB-1052a] {See TWOT on 2452 } AV-drink 43, water 17, butler 9, cupbearer 3, misc 1; 74
- 1) to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water
- 1a) (Hiphil)
- 1a1) to water, irrigate
- 1a2) to water, give drink to
- 1b) (Pual) to be watered
- 1c) (Niphal) variant
- 1a) (Hiphil)
- The chief butler (הַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים) of Genesis 41 may have done more than carry drink for the pharaoh since the word translated chief is Sar (שַׂ֣ר) or prince.