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Lexicon :: Strong's H4549 - māsas

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מָסַס
Transliteration
māsas
Pronunciation
maw-sas'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1223

Strong’s Definitions

מָסַס mâçaç, maw-sas'; a primitive root; to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief):—discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, × utterly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H4549 in the following manner: melt (13x), faint (2x), melt away (1x), discouraged (1x), loosed (1x), molten (1x), refuse (1x), utterly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H4549 in the following manner: melt (13x), faint (2x), melt away (1x), discouraged (1x), loosed (1x), molten (1x), refuse (1x), utterly (1x).

  1. to dissolve, melt

    1. (Qal) to waste away

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to melt, vanish, drop off, melt away

      2. to faint, grow fearful (fig.)

      3. wasted, worthless (participle)

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to melt

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָסַס mâçaç, maw-sas'; a primitive root; to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief):—discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, × utterly.
STRONGS H4549: Abbreviations
† [מָסַס] verb dissolve, melt, intransitive (Targum מְסַס; compare מסה, and II. מאס); —
Qal. Infinitive construct מְסֹס נֹסֵס Isaiah 10:18; like the melting (wasting away) of a נֹסֵס (which see).
Niph. Perfect וְנָמֵס consecutive Ezekiel 21:12; וְנָמָ֑ס Exodus 16:21; Psalm 112:10; נָמַ֫סּוּ Psalm 97:5 2 times; Imperfect יִמַּס Deuteronomy 20:8 +; וַיִּמַּסּוּ Judges 15:14; Infinitive absolute הִמֵּס 2 Samuel 17:10; construct id. Psalm 68:3; Participle נָמֵס Psalm 22:15 + 2 times; —
1. melt (intransitive) of manna Exodus 16:21; wax Psalm 68:3 (simile of wicked); manacles Judges 15:14 (= vanished, dropped off); wicked Psalm 112:10 (melt away); especially of hills and mountains Micah 1:4; Psalm 97:5; Isaiah 34:3.
2. most often figurative of heart = faint, grow fearful, Nahum 2:11; 2 Samuel 17:10 (twice in verse) (compare Dr), Deuteronomy 20:8; Joshua 2:11; Joshua 5:1; Joshua 7:5; Isaiah 13:7; Isaiah 19:1; Ezekiel 21:12; Psalm 22:15.
3. Participle = wasted, consumptive (?), 1 Samuel 15:9 (|| נְמִבְזָה, read נִבְזָה see בזה Niph.) < read נִמְאֶסֶת worthless, literally rejected (see מאס Niph.)
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person plural הֵמַסּוּ אֶתלְֿבָבֵנוּ Deuteronomy 1:28 cause to melt (= intimidate).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

16:21; 16:21

Deuteronomy

1:28; 20:8; 20:8

Joshua

2:11; 5:1; 7:5

Judges

15:14; 15:14

1 Samuel

15:9

2 Samuel

17:10; 17:10

Psalms

22:15; 22:15; 68:3; 68:3; 97:5; 97:5; 112:10; 112:10

Isaiah

10:18; 13:7; 19:1; 34:3

Ezekiel

21:12; 21:12

Micah

1:4

Nahum

2:11

H4549

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Strong's Number H4549 matches the Hebrew מָסַס (māsas),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:21 - So they gathered it morning by morning, every man [fn]as much as he should eat; but the sun would grow hot, and it would melt H4549.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28 - ‘Where can we go up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt H4549, saying, “The people are bigger and taller than we; the cities are large and fortified to heaven. And moreover, we saw the sons of the Anakim there.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:8 - “Then the officers shall speak further to the people and say, ‘Who is the man that is afraid and whose heart is faint? Let him go and return to his house, so that [fn]he might not make his brothers’ hearts melt H4549 like his heart.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:11 - “Indeed we heard it, and our hearts melted H4549, and a courageous spirit no longer rose up in any man because of you; for Yahweh your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:1 -

Now it happened when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until [fn]they had crossed, that their hearts melted H4549, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:5 - And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men and pursued them [fn]from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted H4549 and became as water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:14 -

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. And the Spirit of Yahweh [fn]came upon him mightily so that the ropes that were on his arms were as flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds [fn]dropped H4549 from his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:9 - But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and they were not willing to devote them to destruction; but everything despised and worthless H4549, that they utterly destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:10 - “And even the one who is a man of valor, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly H4549 melt H4549; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man and those who are with him are men of valor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:14 -

I am poured out like water,

And all my bones are out of joint;

My heart is like wax;

It is melted H4549 within [fn]me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:2 -

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;

As wax melts H4549 before the fire,

So let the wicked perish before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:5 -

The mountains melt H4549 like wax at the presence of Yahweh,

At the presence of the Lord of all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 -

Resh

The wicked will see it and be [fn]vexed,

Shin

He will gnash his teeth and melt H4549 away H4549;

Tav

The desire of the wicked will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:18 -

And He will bring to an end the glory of his forest and of his fruitful orchard, both soul and body,

And it will be as when a sick man wastes H4549 away H4549.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:7 -

Therefore all hands will fall limp,

And every man’s heart will melt H4549.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:1 -

The [fn]oracle concerning Egypt.

Behold, Yahweh is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt;

The idols of Egypt will shake at His presence,

And the heart of the Egyptians will melt H4549 within them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:3 -

So their slain will be cast out,

And their corpses [fn]will give off their stench,

And the mountains will [fn]be drenched H4549 with their blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:7 - “And it will be that when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the report that is coming; and every heart will melt H4549, all hands will fall limp, every spirit will [fn]faint, and all knees will [fn]be weak as water. Behold, it is coming, and it will happen,’ declares Lord Yahweh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:4 -

The mountains will melt H4549 under Him,

And the valleys will be split,

Like wax before the fire,

Like water poured down a steep place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:10 -

She is emptied! Yes, she is emptied out and eviscerated!

Hearts are melting H4549 and knees knocking!

Also anguish is in all their loins,

And all their faces [fn]turn pale!

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