- Original: מסה - Transliteration: Macah - Phonetic: maw-saw' - Definition: 1. to melt, dissolve, be liquefied a. (Hiphil) 1. to melt, cause to dissolve, consume, cause to vanish 2. to intimidate (fig) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1219 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to dissolve: - make to consume away (make to) melt water. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • away, 1 Psalm 39:11 • melt, 1 Joshua 14:8 • melteth, 1 Psalm 147:18 • water, 1 Psalm 6:6