Mâçaç — H4549

H4549 · Hebrew — מסס

Pronunciation: maw-sas'

Definition

verb

to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)

  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

Usually translated as

melt, faint, be loosed, refuse, discourage, utterly

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mâçaç occurs 21 times in 20 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (3), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), Psalms (4), Isaiah (4), Ezekiel (1), Micah (1), Nahum (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M