Lexicon
מָצַץ
ma.tsats
H4711
H:V Hebrew

to drink deeply

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ma.tsats denotes drinking deeply in Isaiah’s image of satisfaction from abundant consolation.

The attested use depicts a plural addressee drinking deeply from the abundance associated with her glory, alongside nursing and being satisfied.

Senses in use

  1. Drinking deeply from abundance · dominant

    In Isaiah 66:11, the Qal imperfect masculine plural form addresses a group in a sequence of nursing, being satisfied, and drinking from “the abundance of her glory.” The APB renders the clause “so that you may drink deeply and delight yourselves from the abundance of her glory.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 66:11, the APB presents the clause as “so that you may drink deeply and delight yourselves from the abundance of her glory.” It does not isolate the lemma’s contribution beyond this clause-level presentation.

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