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Strong H3988H3988Bמָאַס

to flow

One of the 2 senses of Strong H3988

Transliteration
mâ'as
Pronunciation
maw-as'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear: - {abhor} cast away ({off}) {contemn} {despise} {disdain} (become) loathe ({-some}) melt {away} {refuse} {reject} {reprobate} X {utterly} vile person.

Detailed definition

(Niphal) to flow, run

In the Bible

Strong H3988B appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • become1
  • melt1

First verses

  1. Job 7:5
    My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.
  2. Psalms 58:7
    Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
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