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Lexicon :: Strong's H4549 - māsas

Aa
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.
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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 BoxExo 16:21 - They gathered H3950 it morning H1242 by morning H1242, everyone H376 [fn]as much H6310 as he would eat H398; but when the sun H8121 became H2552 hot H2552, it would melt H4549.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:28 - ‘Where H575 can we go H5927 up H5927? Our brothers H251 have made our hearts H3824 melt H4549, by saying H559, “The people H5971 are bigger H1419 and taller H7311 than H4480 we; the cities H5892 are large H1419 and fortified H1219 up to heaven H8064. And besides H1571, we saw H7200 the sons H1121 of the Anakim H6062 there H8033.”’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:8 - “Then the officers H7860 shall speak H1696 further H3254 to the people H5971 and say H559, ‘Who H4310 is the man H376 that is H3372 afraid H3372 and fainthearted H7401 H3824? Let him go H1980 and return H7725 to his house H1004, so that [fn]he does not make his brothers’ H251 hearts H3824 melt H4549 like his heart H3824!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:11 - “When we heard H8085 these reports, our hearts H3824 melted H4549 and no H3808 [fn]courage H7307 remained H6965 in anyone H376 any H5750 longer H5750 because H4480 H6440 of you; for the LORD H3068 your God H430, He is God H430 in heaven H8064 above H4480 H4605 and on earth H776 below H4480 H8478.

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Now it came H1961 about H1961 when all H3605 the kings H4428 of the Amorites H567 who H834 were beyond H5676 the Jordan H3383 to the west H3220, and all H3605 the kings H4428 of the Canaanites H3669 who H834 were by the sea H3220, heard H8085 how H854 H834 the LORD H3068 had dried H3001 up H3001 the waters H4325 of the Jordan H3383 before H4480 H6440 the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 until H5704 [fn]they had crossed H5674, that their hearts H3824 melted H4549, and there was no H3808 spirit H7307 in them any H5750 longer H5750 because H4480 H6440 of the sons H1121 of Israel H3478.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:5 - And the men H376 of Ai H5857 struck H5221 and H5221 killed H5221 about thirty-six H7970 H8337 of their men H376, and pursued H7291 them [fn]from the gate H8179 as far H5704 as Shebarim H7671 and struck H5221 them on the mountainside H4174; and the hearts H3824 of the people H5971 melted H4549 and became H1961 like water H4325.

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When he came H935 to Lehi H3896, the Philistines H6430 shouted H7321 as they met H7122 him. And the Spirit H7307 of the LORD H3068 rushed H6743 upon H5921 him so that the ropes H5688 that were on his arms H2220 were like flax H6593 that has burned H1197 with fire H784, and his restraints H612 [fn]dropped H4549 from his hands H3027.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:9 - But Saul H7586 and the people H5971 spared H2550 Agag H90 and the best H4315 of the sheep H6629, the oxen H1241, the more H4932 valuable H4932 animals, the lambs H3733, and everything H3605 that was good H2896, and were unwilling H3808 H14 to destroy H2763 them completely H2763; but everything H3605 H4399 despicable H959 and weak H4549, that they completely H2763 destroyed H2763.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:10 - “And even H1571 the one H1121 who is valiant H1121 H2428, whose H834 heart H3820 is like the heart H3820 of a lion H738, will completely H4549 despair H4549; for all H3605 Israel H3478 knows H3045 that your father H1 is a mighty H1368 man H1121, and those who H834 are with him are valiant H2428 men H1121.

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I am poured H8210 out H8210 like water H4325,

And all H3605 my bones H6106 are out of joint H6504;

My heart H3820 is like wax H1749;

It is melted H4549 within H8432 [fn]me.

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As smoke H6227 is driven H5086 away H5086, so drive H5086 them away H5086;

As wax H1749 melts H4549 before H4480 H6440 a fire H784,

So the wicked H7563 will perish H6 before H4480 H6440 God H430.

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The mountains H2022 melted H4549 like wax H1749 at the presence H6440 of the LORD H3068,

At the presence H6440 of the Lord H136 of the whole H3605 earth H776.

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The wicked H7563 will see H7200 it and be [fn]vexed H3707,

He will gnash H2786 his teeth H8127 and melt H4549 away H4549;

The desire H8378 of the wicked H7563 will perish H6.

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And He will destroy H3615 the glory H3519 of his forest H3293 and of his fruitful H3759 garden H3759, both H4480 soul H5315 and body H1320,

And it will be as when a sick H5263 person H5263 wastes H4549 away H4549.

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Therefore H5921 H3651 all H3605 hands H3027 will fall H7503 limp H7503,

And every H3605 human H582 heart H3824 will melt H4549.

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The pronouncement H4853 concerning Egypt H4714:

Behold H2009, the LORD H3068 is riding H7392 on a swift H7031 cloud H5645 and is about to come H935 to Egypt H4714;

The idols H457 of Egypt H4714 will tremble H5128 at His presence H6440,

And the heart H3824 of the Egyptians H4714 will melt H4549 within H7130 them.

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So their slain H2491 will be thrown H7993 out H7993,

And their corpses H6297 [fn]will give H5927 off H5927 their stench H889,

And the mountains H2022 will [fn]be drenched H4549 with their blood H1818.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:7 - “And when H3588 they say H559 to you, ‘Why H5921 H4100 are you groaning H584?’ you shall say H559, ‘Because H413 of the news H8052, for it is coming H935; and every H3605 heart H3820 will melt H4549, all H3605 hands H3027 will go H7503 limp H7503, every H3605 spirit H7307 will be disheartened H3543, and all H3605 [fn]knees H1290 will drip H1980 with water H4325. Behold H2009, it is coming H935 and it will happen H1961,’ declares H5002 the Lord H136 [fn]GOD H3068.”

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The mountains H2022 will melt H4549 under H8478 Him

And the valleys H6010 will be split H1234,

Like wax H1749 before H4480 H6440 the fire H784,

Like water H4325 poured H5064 down H5064 a steep H4174 place H4174.

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She is emptied H950! Yes, she is desolate H4003 and waste H1110!

Hearts H3820 are melting H4549 and knees H1290 wobbling H6375!

Also trembling H2479 is in [fn]the entire H3605 body H4975,

And all H3605 their faces H6440 have become H6908 pale H6289!

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