A primitive root; to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out -- suck, wring (out).
Englishman's Concordance
1) to drain, drain out 1a) (Qal) to drain, drain out 1b) (Niphal) to be drained out Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1232
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָצָה] verbdrain, drain out (Late Hebrew id. press, or drain out; Aramaic , מְצָאid.; Arabic II. drain to the last drop (Dozy); compare מָצַץ); —
QalPerfect2feminine singular מָצִיתIsaiah 51:17, וּמָצִית consecutive Ezekiel 23:34Imperfect3masculine singular with apocope וַיִמֶץJudges 6:38, 3masculine plural יִמְצוּPsalm 75:9; — drain, drain out, וַיִמֶץ טַל מִןהַֿנִּזָּהJudges 6:38and drained dew out of the fleece; so figurative, object קֻבַּעתbowl, goblet, of bewilderment from ׳י, Isaiah 51:17 ( + שׁתה; of personified Jerusalem), compare, object בּוֺס, Ezekiel 23:24 (+ שׁתה); object שְׁמָרֶיהָthe dregs of it (namely בּוֺס) Psalm 75:9 (subject the wicked).
Niph`alPerfectוְנִמְצָה consecutive Leviticus 1:15and the blood (of the bird) shall be drained out; so ImperfectיִמָּצֵהLeviticus 5:9 (both
P); מֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָמוֺPsalm 73:10water of abundance is drained (i.e. drunk) by them (Gr Che Buhl read יִמְצוּ or יָמֹצוּ (מצץ) they drain).
Leviticus 1:15 HEB:וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה וְנִמְצָ֣ה דָמ֔וֹ עַ֖ל NAS: and its blood is to be drained out on the side KJV: and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side INT: and offer the altar is to be drained blood on
Leviticus 5:9 HEB:וְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר בַּדָּ֔ם יִמָּצֵ֖ה אֶל־ יְס֣וֹד NAS: of the blood shall be drained out at the base KJV: of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom INT: the rest of the blood shall be drained at the base
Judges 6:38 HEB:אֶת־ הַגִּזָּ֑ה וַיִּ֤מֶץ טַל֙ מִן־ NAS: the fleece, he drained the dew KJV: together, and wringed the dew INT: and squeezed the fleece drained the dew from
Psalm 73:10 HEB:וּמֵ֥י מָ֝לֵ֗א יִמָּ֥צוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ NAS: of abundance are drunk by them. KJV: of a full [cup] are wrung out to them. INT: and waters of abundance are drunk
Psalm 75:8 HEB:אַךְ־ שְׁ֭מָרֶיהָ יִמְצ֣וּ יִשְׁתּ֑וּ כֹּ֝֗ל NAS: of the earth must drain [and] drink down KJV: of the earth shall wring [them] out, [and] drink INT: Surely dregs drain drink all
Isaiah 51:17 HEB:הַתַּרְעֵלָ֛ה שָׁתִ֖ית מָצִֽית׃ NAS: of reeling you have drained to the dregs. KJV: of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out. INT: of reeling have drunk have drained
Ezekiel 23:34 HEB:וְשָׁתִ֨ית אוֹתָ֜הּ וּמָצִ֗ית וְאֶת־ חֲרָשֶׂ֛יהָ NAS: You will drink it and drain it. Then you will gnaw KJV: Thou shalt even drink it and suck [it] out, and thou shalt break INT: will drink and drain fragments will gnaw