Strongs Number: H4549
- Hebrew Word
- מָסַס
- Transliteration
- mâçaç
- Phonetic
- maw-sas'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to liquefy; figuratively to waste (with {disease}) to faint (with {fatigue} fear or grief)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to dissolve, melt
a. (Qal) to waste away
b. (Niphal)
1. to melt, vanish, drop off, melt away
2. to faint, grow fearful (fig.)
3. wasted, worthless (participle)
c. (Hiphil) to cause to melt
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {discourage} {faint} be {loosed} melt ({away}) {refuse} X-(idiom) utterly.