What does מָסָה mean in the Bible?
מָסָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to dissolve".
Hebrew · H4529
מָסָה
To dissolve
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מָסָה H4529
What does מָסָה mean in the Bible?
מָסָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to dissolve".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4529?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] drench (1), and melts them (1), consuming (1), melt with fear (1).
Where does מָסָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 14:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Joshua (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] drench 1× Psalms 6:6
and melts them 1× Psalms 147:18
consuming 1× Psalms 39:11
melt with fear 1× Joshua 14:8
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 14:8 הִמְסִ֖יו to melt with fear Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 6:6 אַמְסֶֽה׃ to [and] drench Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Psalms 39:11 וַתֶּ֣מֶס to consuming Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 147:18 וְיַמְסֵ֑ם to and melts them Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 14:8
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Joshua 1 Psalms 3
Source forms
אַמְסֶֽה׃ 1x ’am·seh Psalms 6:6
הִמְסִ֖יו 1x him·sîw Joshua 14:8
וְיַמְסֵ֑ם 1x wə·yam·sêm Psalms 147:18
וַתֶּ֣מֶס 1x wat·te·mes Psalms 39:11
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 147:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 39:11
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular 1x Psalms 6:6
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Joshua 14:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to dissolve
Source Gloss
to dissolve
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to dissolve BDB: melt Usage: make to consume away, (make to) melt, water.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Perfect Josh 14:8 1×
Imperfect Ps 6:7 1×
Word Origins
מָסָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain