What does מָצָה mean in the Bible?
מָצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to suck out; by implication, to drain , to squeeze out".
Hebrew · H4680
מָצָה
To suck out; by implication, to drain , to squeeze out
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מָצָה H4680
What does מָצָה mean in the Bible?
מָצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to suck out; by implication, to drain , to squeeze out".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4680?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and drain it (1), and drink up (1), and wrung (1), is drained out (1).
Where does מָצָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 1:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2), Psalms (2), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (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 . . . 1× Psalms 75:8
and drain it 1× Ezekiel 23:34
and drink up 1× Psalms 73:10
and wrung 1× Judges 6:38
is drained out 1× Leviticus 5:9
should be drained out 1× Leviticus 1:15
to the dregs 1× Isaiah 51:17
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 1:15 וְנִמְצָ֣ה to should be drained out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 5:9 יִמָּצֵ֖ה to is drained out Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Judges 6:38 וַיִּ֤מֶץ to and wrung Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 73:10 יִמָּ֥צוּ to and drink up Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 75:8 יִמְצ֣וּ to . . . Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Isaiah 51:17 מָצִֽית׃ to to the dregs Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Ezekiel 23:34 וּמָצִ֗ית to and drain it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 1:15
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Leviticus 2 Judges 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וַיִּ֤מֶץ 1x way·yi·meṣ Judges 6:38
וּמָצִ֗ית 1x ū·mā·ṣîṯ Ezekiel 23:34
וְנִמְצָ֣ה 1x wə·nim·ṣāh Leviticus 1:15
יִמָּצֵ֖ה 1x yim·mā·ṣêh Leviticus 5:9
יִמְצ֣וּ 1x yim·ṣū Psalms 75:8
יִמָּ֥צוּ 1x yim·mā·ṣū Psalms 73:10
מָצִֽית׃ 1x mā·ṣîṯ Isaiah 51:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 1:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 23:34
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Judges 6:38
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 73:10
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 5:9
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 75:8
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 51:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to suck out; by implication, to drain , to squeeze out
Source Gloss
to suck out; by implication, to drain , to squeeze out
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out BDB: drain Usage: suck, wring (out).
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 2 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Isa 51:17 1×
Imperfect Ps 75:9 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Imperfect Lev 5:9 · Ps 73:10 2×
Word Origins
מָצָה 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