Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(sitting). A favorite part of social enjoyment and religious festivity among Hebrews. The posture was usually sitting (Gen. 21:8; 40:20). Morning banquets a mark of excess (Eccl. 10:16; Isa. 5:11). Banquet incidents were foods, wines, flowers, fine robes, music vocal and instrumental, dancing, jests, riddles and merriment (Prov. 9:2; 2 Sam. 19:35; Neh. 8:10; Eccl. 10:19; Isa. 5:12; 25:6; Matt. 22:11; Luke 15:25). [FEASTS.]
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. karah, “to prepare, provide” (Job 41:6).
2. mirzach, “a banquet” (Amos 6:7).
3. mishteh, from “to drink, to banquet” (Esther 5:4-14; Esther 6:14; Esther 7:1-8; Dan. 5:10).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Meaning:
from the alternate of 4095; a drinking-bout or carousal