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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Micah 1:4 - Before
Micah 1:4 - And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And the mountains | H2022 | הַר |
[Noun Masculine] a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) |
| shall be molten | H4549 | מָסַס |
[Verb] to liquefy; figuratively to waste (with {disease}) to faint (with {fatigue} fear or grief) |
| under | H8478 | תַּחַת |
[Noun Masculine] the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix {underneath }) in lieu {of} etc. |
| him and the valleys | H6010 | עֵמֶק |
[Noun Masculine] a vale (that {is} broad depression). |
| shall be cleft | H1234 | בָּקַע |
[Verb] to cleave; generally to {rend} break: rip or open |
| as wax | H1749 | דּוֹנַג |
[Noun Masculine] wax |
| before | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| the fire | H784 | אֵשׁ |
[Noun Feminine] fire (literally or figuratively) |
| and as the waters | H4325 | מַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen |
| that are poured down | H5064 | נָגַר |
[Verb] to flow; figuratively to stretch out; causatively to pour out or down; figuratively to deliver over |
| a steep place | H4174 | מוֹרָד |
[Noun Masculine] a descent; architecturally an ornamental {appendage} perhaps a festoon |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.