Quick Definition
to drain
Strong's Definition
to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: suck, wring (out).
TWOT Reference: 1232
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to drain, drain out
1a) (Qal) to drain, drain out
1b) (Niphal) to be drained out
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to drain, drain out
1a) (Qal) to drain, drain out
1b) (Niphal) to be drained out
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָצָה
mâtsâh
BDB Definition:
1) to drain, drain out
1a) (Qal) to drain, drain out
1b) (Niphal) to be drained out
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1232
Total KJV Occurrences: 7