casting
mu.tsaq denotes a cast-made object or formed mass, in metalwork and in dust clumping together.
The attested uses chiefly concern something made by casting in the descriptions of the sea and bases; a further use occurs where dust becomes a mass and clods adhere together.
Senses in use
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Cast-made object or work · dominant
In 1 Kings 7:23, the passive participle modifies the sea that the APB renders as “of cast metal.” In 1 Kings 7:37, the masculine singular noun occurs in the statement that the ten bases were “one casting,” within their shared measure and shape.
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A formed mass of dust · occasional
In Job 38:38, the masculine singular noun occurs in the question about dust running “into a mass” while clods “cleave fast together,” showing a compacted material result rather than a manufactured object.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “cast metal” and “casting” in 1 Kings 7:23 and 1 Kings 7:37, and with “a mass” in Job 38:38. These renderings confirm the clauses' contexts rather than establish precise English equivalents.