mish.teh denotes a meal-centered gathering, from hosted banquets to communal days of celebration.

The term consistently denotes a hosted or marked meal-gathering: private hospitality, royal banquets, and communal celebrations. Its construct forms can identify the feast by its wine or other associated provisions, while its absolute forms name the gathering or a day set apart for it.

1. Hosted meal or celebratory gathering · dominant

   The singular noun names gatherings arranged for eating and drinking or public celebration: in Genesis 26:30 the APB renders a meal Isaac made for guests who then ate and drank, while in Esther 1:3 it renders the king's gathering for officials and servants. It also marks extended or commemorative occasions, as the seven-day gathering in Judges 14:12 and the day of joy and feasting in Esther 9:19; in Daniel 1:8, the construct form occurs with the king's wine and choice food.

   Genesis 26:30Esther 1:3Judges 14:12Esther 9:19Daniel 1:8Isaiah 25:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses “feast,” “banquet,” “feasting,” and “wine feast” across these verses. These renderings present the clause-level setting rather than a separate English equivalent in every instance.