יִמָּס
𐤉𐤌𐤎
yimas
will-melt
a primitive root; to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief); discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, [idiom] utterly.
Isaiah 13:7 · Word #9
Lexicon H4549
| Lemma | מָסַס |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤎𐤎 |
| Transliteration | mâçaç |
| Strong's | H4549 |
| In-context | will-melt |
Morphology HVNi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H4549-12
he will melt away
| Root | מסס (m-s-s) |
| Core Meanings | melting, liquefying, dissolving, wasting away, fainting, loss of firmness |
| Semantic Range | to melt physically, to dissolve, to waste away from disease, to lose firmness, to faint from fear or grief, to become discouraged or lose resolve |
| Conceptual Significance | Often used metaphorically of hearts melting in fear before judgment or battle, the term portrays the loss of inner strength and stability, emphasizing human frailty in the face of divine power or overwhelming circumstances. |
| Morphological Notes | Niphal imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular from מסס; the Niphal stem gives a passive or intransitive sense ("be melted," "melt oneself"), here functioning intransitively as a future or modal action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מסס conveys the idea of melting or dissolving, both physically and figuratively (as in courage failing). The Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular form expresses a passive or inchoative action, hence "he will melt away," preserving both the reflexive/passive nuance and the masculine singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מסס (melting, liquefying, dissolving, wasting away, fainting, loss of firmness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4522-01 |
hamas | the melting-burden |
H4549-01 |
hemasu | they have caused to melt away |
H4549-02 |
himes | he caused to melt away |
Word Usage (21 occurrences of H4549)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:21 | וְ/נָמָֽס | venamas | and it melted |
| Deuteronomy 1:28 | הֵמַ֨סּוּ | hemasu | have discouraged |
| Deuteronomy 20:8 | יִמַּ֛ס | yimas | he make melt |