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מוּצָק

𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤒

mûwtsâq

H4165 noun

SILEX Entry

Root יצק to pour, to cast, to melt and pour

Definition

A mass or form produced by pouring molten material into a mold; specifically an object made by the process of casting, most often referring to cast metal (such as bronze or iron), but in some contexts extended to a formed mass of other materials (such as clay). The term may emphasize the process of formation by melting and pouring rather than the resultant shape or object. In figurative usage, it may connote hardness or solidity formed through this process.

Semantic Range

cast metal object, mass of cast material (metal or clay), hardness formed by casting, molten form, molten image or object

Root / Etymology

From the root יָצַק (יצק), meaning 'to pour, to cast, to melt and pour (metal).' מוּצָק is a noun of result or product, highlighting something that has been poured out and set (i.e., cast).

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, מוּצָק most commonly refers to metal objects, shapes, or implements formed by melting and casting into molds, such as in descriptions of temple vessels or idols. The process implied is a technological advance significant during the monarchic period, especially as large amounts of bronze and iron were used in temple and palace constructions (e.g., the cast pillars and implements described in Kings and Chronicles). The word may occasionally be extended metaphorically to refer to firmness or hardness, playing on the tangible result of the casting process. The term distinguishes itself from words like פסל (pesel, 'carved image') by focusing on casting rather than carving. Translations such as 'casting,' 'cast metal,' or 'molten image' are frequent but do not always capture the nuance of the process. In later periods, as casting technology diversified, the term continued to denote formed, solidified objects by pouring, not merely by sculpting or hewing.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from עָגִיל; properly, fusion, i.e. literally, a casting (of metal); figuratively, a mass (of clay); casting, hardness.

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Root Family

יצק (y-ṣ-q) — to pour, to cast, to melt and pour

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3332 יָצַק in pouring
H3333 יְצֻקָה in his cast-metal mass
H4164 מוּצַק in constriction
H4166 מוּצָקָה in his cast-metal object

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H4165-02 מוּצָ֑ק mutsaq HVHsmsa cast cast-formed one cast-formed one 2
H4165-01 לַ/מּוּצָ֑ק lamutsaq HRd/Ncmsa into a hard mass to the cast mass to the cast mass 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H4165-02 1 Kings 7:23 מוּצָ֑ק mutsaq HVHsmsa cast cast-formed one cast-formed one
H4165-02 1 Kings 7:37 מוּצָ֨ק mutsaq HNcmsa casting cast-formed one cast-formed one
H4165-01 Job 38:38 לַ/מּוּצָ֑ק lamutsaq HRd/Ncmsa into a hard mass to the cast mass to the cast mass
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