Strongs H4549

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

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

m.cs.aa

מָסַס ] vb. dissolve, melt, intr.

Qal Inf. cstr. like the melting
Niph.
- 1 melt (intr.)
- 2 most oft. fig. of heart = faint, grow fearful
- 3 Pt. = wasted, consumptive (?)
Hiph Pf. cause to melt (= intimidate)

Appears in a total of 20 verses:

JOS 2:11

OET-LV: 11 And_we _heard heart _of_our and_it _melted and_not it _arose again spirit in_anyone because_of_you(pl) if/because YHWH god _of_your(pl) he is_god in_heavens (from)_above and_on the_earth/land (from)_beneath. (JOS 2:11)

OET-RV: 11 Yes, we’ve heard the reports and we trembled and lost our courage to fight you all because your god Yahweh, he’s God over the heavens above and the earth below. (JOS 2:11)

DEU 1:28

OET-LV: 28 Where are_we countrymen _of_our going _up they _have _made _melt DOM heart _of_our to_say the_people is_great and_lofty from_him/it the_cities are_large and_fortified in_heavens and_also the _descendants _of the_ˊAnāqī we _saw there. (DEU 1:28)

OET-RV: 28 You said that you all didn’t want to enter because the people were so tall and strong and their cities were fortified and powerful with very high walls around them. (DEU 1:28)

PSA 22:15

OET-LV: 15  like_water I _have _been _poured _out and_ all _of _they _have _become _dislocated bones _of_my heart _of_my it _has _become like_wax it _has _melted in _the_middle my _inward _parts _of_my. (PSA 22:15)

OET-RV: 14 I am being poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint.
⇔ ≈ My heart is like wax—it melts away within my chest. (PSA 22:14)

JDG 15:14

OET-LV: 14 He was_coming to Leḩī and_the_Fəlishtiy they _shouted to_meet_him and_it _rushed on/upon/above_him/it the _spirit _of YHWH and_they _became the_ropes which were_on arms _of_his like_flax(es) which people _have _burnt with_fire fetters _of_his and_they _dropped _off from_under hands _of_his. (JDG 15:14)

OET-RV: 14 When they’d taken him as far as Lehi, the Philistines shouted triumphantly when they saw him. Then Yahweh’s spirit rose in Shimshon and the ropes around his arms just seemed as weak as burnt flax stalks when he simply snapped them off him. (JDG 15:14)

EXO 16:21

OET-LV: 21 And_they _gathered DOM_him/it in_morning in_morning everyone according_to _the _mouth _of his _food _of_his and_it _was _warm the_sun and_it _melted. (EXO 16:21)

OET-RV: 21 So from that day onwards, they gathered it every morning, depending on how many they were feeding, and then when the sun got hot, the rest melted away. (EXO 16:21)

SA1 15:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ Shāʼūl _he _had _compassion and_the_people on ʼAgag and_on the _best _of the _sheep and_the_cattle and_the_second and_on the_lambs and_on all _of the_good and_not they _were _willing to_totally _destroy _them and_all the_property despised and_worthless DOM_her/it they _totally _destroyed. (SA1 15:9)

OET-RV: 9 However, as well as sparing Agag, they took the best sheep and cattle (SA1 15:9)

NAH 2:11

OET-LV: 11  emptiness and_emptiness and_devastation and_a _heart melting and_tottering _of knees and_anguish in_all loins and_the _faces _of all _of _them _of_their they _have _gathered a _glow. (NAH 2:11)

OET-RV: ⇔  10 Nineveh’s all emptiness and desolation,
⇔ devastation and hearts melting.
⇔ Knees trembling and aching stomachs.
⇔ Their faces all gone very pale. (NAH 2:10)

ISA 19:1

OET-LV: 19 the _oracle _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) THERE YHWH is_riding on a _cloud swift and_he_is_coming Miʦrayim and_ the _idols _of _they _will _tremble of _Miʦrayim from_before _of_him and_the _heart _of Miʦrayim it _will _melt within_it. (ISA 19:1)

OET-RV: 19 A message for Egypt (Heb. Mitsrayim):
¶ Look, Yahweh’s riding on a swift cloud and he’s coming to Egypt.
⇔ Egypt’s idols will tremble in front of him,
⇔ and its people will lose their courage. (ISA 19:1)

ISA 34:3

OET-LV: 3 And_their _slain _of_ones they _will _be _thrown _out and_corpses _of_their it _will _go _up stench _of_their and_ mountains _they _will _melt _away from_blood _of_their. (ISA 34:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then their slain will be tossed out
⇔ and the hills will soak up their blood,
⇔ and their corpses will release a stench. (ISA 34:3)

JOS 5:1

OET-LV: 5 and_he/it _was just_as _heard all _of the _kings _of the_ʼAmorī who were_on_the _other _side _of the _Yardēn westward_to and_all the _kings _of the_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] who were_at the_sea DOM how he _had _dried _up YHWH DOM the _waters _of the _Yardēn from_face/in _front _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) until they_had _passed _over heart _of_their and_it _melted and_not it _was in_them still spirit from_face/in _front _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (JOS 5:1)

OET-RV: 5 When all the Amorite kings who were on the west side of the Yordan (towards the ocean) and all the Canaanite kings (beside the ocean) heard how Yahweh had dried up the water in the Yordan River until the Israelis had crossed over, they trembled with fear and lost their nerve to stand against Yisrael. (JOS 5:1)

JOS 7:5

OET-LV: 5 And_they _struck _down from_them the _men _of (the)_ˊAy about_thirty and_six man and_they_pursued _them to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_gate to (the)_Shəⱱārīm and_they_struck _them _down at_descent and_ the _heart _of _it _melted of_the _people and_he/it _was (into)_water. (JOS 7:5)

OET-RV: 5 The men from Ay chased them from the city gate downhill to Shevarim and fought them on the slopes. About thirty-six of them were killed, and the Israelis became very afraid and lost all their courage. (JOS 7:5)

PSA 112:10

OET-LV: 10 A _wicked_person he _will _see and_he _will _be _angry teeth _of_his he _will _gnash and_he _will _melt _away the_desire _of wicked_people it _will _perish. (PSA 112:10)

OET-RV: 10 The wicked person will see this and be angry.
⇔ That person will grind his teeth in rage and will melt away.
⇔ The desire of the wicked people will perish. (PSA 112:10)

ISA 10:18

OET-LV: 18 And_the _splendour _of his _forest _of_his and_orchard _of_his from_breath and_unto flesh it _will _bring _to _an _end and_it _was as_wastes _away one _who_is_sick. (ISA 10:18)

OET-RV: 18 His beautiful forest and his fruitful land
⇔ will be steadily destroyed,
⇔ like a sick person who wastes away. (ISA 10:18)

EZE 21:12

OET-LV: 12  and_it _was if/because they _will _say to_you concerning what are_you groaning and_you _will _say because _of a _report if/because _that it_is_coming and_ every _of _it _will _melt heart and_ all _of _they _will _drop hands and_ every _of _it _will _grow _faint spirit and_all knees they _will _go water THERE it_is_coming and_it _will _happen the _utterance _of my_master YHWH. (EZE 21:12)

OET-RV: 7 That’ll get the people asking you, ‘What are you groaning about?’ Then you’ll tell them, ‘Because of the news that’s coming, because every stomach will go tense and every hand will tremble. Breathing will become difficult, and every knee will turn to jelly. Listen, it’s coming, and that’s what it’ll be like. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.’ ” (EZE 21:7)

DEU 20:8

OET-LV: 8 And_they _will _repeat the_officials to_speak to the_people and_they _will _say who the_man (the)_fearful and _(the)_weak _of (the)_heart let _him _go and_let _him _return to_house _of_his and_not it _will _be _melted DOM the _heart _of his _countrymen _of_his like_heart _of_his. (DEU 20:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then those officers should also ask, “Is there anyone who’s scared or fearful? If so, he should go home so his fear doesn’t spread to others.” (DEU 20:8)

ISA 13:7

OET-LV: 7 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so all _of hands they _will _drop and_all heart _of a _person it _will _melt. (ISA 13:7)

OET-RV: 7 That’s why all hands hang limp,
⇔ ≈ and the heart of every person melts. (ISA 13:7)

PSA 68:3

OET-LV: 3  as_is _driven _about smoke may _you _drive_them_about as_ wax _melts from_face/in _front _of a _fire may _they _perish wicked_people from_face/in _front _of god. (PSA 68:3)

OET-RV: 2 like smoke is driven away.
⇔ Drive them away like wax melts beside a flame,
⇔ Let the wicked perish in God’s presence. (PSA 68:2)

MIC 1:4

OET-LV: 4 And_they _will _melt the_mountains under_him and_the_valleys they _will _be _cleft like_wax from_face/in _front _of the_fire like_water poured _out on_a _descent. (MIC 1:4)

OET-RV: 4 The mountains will melt under him.
⇔ ≈ The valleys will break apart,
⇔ like wax that’s near a fire,
⇔ ≈ like waters that are poured out from a steep place. (MIC 1:4)

PSA 97:5

OET-LV: 5 Mountains like_wax they _melt from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH from_to/for_face/front/presence the _master _of all _of the_earth/land. (PSA 97:5)

OET-RV: 5 The mountains melt like wax when Yahweh comes—
⇔ the master of the whole earth. (PSA 97:5)

SA2 17:10

OET-LV: 10 And_he also a _son _of strength whom his/its_heart is_like_the _heart _of (the)_lion surely_melt he _will _melt if/because all _of is_knowing Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because _that is_a _warrior father _of_your and_the _sons strength those_who with_him/it. (SA2 17:10)

OET-RV: 10 Then even your bravest warriors might lose heart, because all Yisrael knows that your father is a powerful warrior, and also that the men with him are very experienced. (SA2 17:10)

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