מָסָה
masa · melt
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4529 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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masa (מָסָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “melt”.
Dissolve; said of the heart, to make it lose courage.
How to say it
ma·sa
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To melt something until it dissolves, like ice; also, to take away courage.
- To drench completely, as a bed with tears.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- I soak ×1
- made melt ×1
- melts them ×1
- you melt away ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Joshua 14:8
But my brothers who went up with me made melt the heart of the people, while I followed fully YHWH my Elohim.
- Psalms 6:6
I am weary with my groaning; every night I flood my bed; with my tears I soak my couch.
- Psalms 39:11
With rebukes for iniquity you correct a man, and you melt away like a moth what he treasures; only a vapor is every human being. Selah.
- Psalms 147:18
He sends his word and melts them; he makes his wind blow; the waters stream.