מָסַס

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, [idiom] utterly.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to dissolve, melt
• 2.(qal) to waste away
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(hiphil) to cause to melt

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mâçaç; Pronunciation: maw-sas'