Matsah מָצָה
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| מָצָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | matsah |
| Strong's number | H4680 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to drain |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (2) |
Matsah (Hebrew מָצָה, Strong's H4680) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to drain”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to drain, drain out
1a) (Qal) to drain, drain out
1b) (Niphal) to be drained out
1a) (Qal) to drain, drain out
1b) (Niphal) to be drained out
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | out (6), wringed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | should be drained out (1), is drained out (1), wrung (1), drink up (1), dregs (1), drain it (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Matsah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 1:15And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.
- Leviticus 5:9And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering.then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.
Judges
- Judges 6:38And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
Psalms
- Psalm 73:10Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
- Psalm 75:8For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 51:17Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs— the cup that makes men stagger.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 23:34Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.You will drink it and drain it; you will dash it to pieces, and tear your breasts. For I have spoken,’ declares the Lord GOD.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).