H4680. matsah
[מָצָה] verb drain, drain out (Late Hebrew id. press, or drain out; Aramaic , מְצָא id.; Arabic II. drain to the last drop (Dozy); compare מָצַץ); —
Qal Perfect2feminine singular מָצִית [Isa 51:17], וּמָצִית consecutive [Ezek 23:34] Imperfect3masculine singular with apocope וַיִמֶץ [Judg 6:38], [3]masculine plural יִמְצוּ [Psa 75:9]; — drain, drain out, מִןהַֿנִּזָּה טַל וַיִמֶץ [Judg 6:38] and drained dew out of the fleece; so figurative, object קֻבַּעת bowl, goblet, of bewilderment from ׳י, [Isa 51:17] ( + שׁתה; of personified Jerusalem), compare, object בּוֺס, [Ezek 23:24] (+ שׁתה); object שְׁמָרֶיהָ the dregs of it (namely בּוֺס) [Psa 75:9] (subject the wicked).
Niph`al Perfect וְנִמְצָה consecutive [Lev 1:15] and the blood (of the bird) shall be drained out; so Imperfect יִמָּצֵה [5:9] (both
P); לָמוֺ יִמָּצוּ מָלֵא מֵי [Psa 73:10] water of abundance is drained (i.e. drunk) by them (Gr Che Buhl read יִמְצוּ or יָמֹצוּ (מצץ) they drain).
I. מַצָּה see מצץ. II. מַצָּה see נצה.