מֶסֶךְ

מֶסֶךְm. (b. h.; סָכַךְ II to be clear; cmp. מוג) clarified, mixed drink. Ex. R. s. 42, end (play on מ̇ס̇כ̇ח̇, Ex. 32:8) ק״כ קנטרוין מנין מ̇ס̇״ך̇ שחוא מעכירה׳ the gold in the calf weighed 120 centenaria, corresponding to the numerical value of mesekh (drink) which removes Hé (the Lord, i. e. leads to godlessness).