Lexical Definition

‎מָסָה‎ mâçâh (maw-saw') to liquefy ^H:V
a primitive root

make to consume away, (make to) melt, water.

• to dissolve

1) to melt, dissolve, be liquefied
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to melt, cause to dissolve, consume, cause to vanish
1a2) to intimidate (fig)

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎מָסָה‎] verb melt, dissolve, be liquefied (Ethiopic liquefy; Aramaic ‎מְסָא‎ melt away, dissolve, decay, coagulate; Assyrian masû is wash; see also ‎מסס‎); — only Hiph`il Perfect 3 plural ‎הִמְסִיו‎ Josh 14:8 (on form see Ges^{«GKC:75»§ 75} R.17). Imperfect sf . ‎יַּעמסֵם‎ Ps 147:18 2 masculine singular ‎וַתֶּ֫מֶס‎ Ps 39:12* ‎אַמְסֶה‎ Ps 6:7* — cause to dissolve, melt, ice Ps 147:18 hyperb. ‎בְּדִמְעָתִי עַרְשִׁי אַמְּסֶה‎ Ps 6:7* with my tears I cause my bed to dissolve; ‎וַתֶּמֶס כָּעָשׁ חֲמוּדוֺ‎ Ps 39:12* = consume, cause to vanish; figurative followed by ‎לֵב‎ = intimidate Josh 14:8. I. [‎מַסָּה‎] see ‎מסס‎. II, III. ‎מַסָּה‎ see ‎נסה‎. [‎מִסָּה‎] see ‎מִסַּת‎. ‎מַסְוֶה‎ see ‎סוה‎ ‎מְסוּכָה‎ = ‎מְשׂוּכָה‎ see II. ‎סוך‎ (‎שׂוך‎).

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