Strong's H4549 · Hebrew
מָסַס
mâçaç · /maw-sas'/
Definition
to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
KJV: discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, [idiom] utterly.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מָסַס across 20 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
20 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy2 verses
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. discouraged: Heb. melted
Deuteronomy 20:8And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart. faint: Heb. melt
Joshua3 verses
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. did there: Heb. rose up
Joshua 5:1And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. in: or, in Morad
Psalms4 verses
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. out of: or, sundered
Psalms 68:2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Psalms 97:5The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Psalms 112:10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Isaiah4 verses
And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. both: Heb. from the soul, and even to the flesh
Isaiah 13:7Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: be faint: or, fall down
Isaiah 19:1The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Isaiah 34:3Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4549 (mâçaç) mean?
to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
How many times does H4549 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4549 (מָסַס) appears in 20 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “melted.”
How is mâçaç translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4549 is rendered as “melted” (6×), “melt” (5×), “melteth” (2×), “away” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מָסַס come from?
a primitive root;