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In the Hebrew Bible, it is primarily associated with the Feast of Unleavened Bread, a significant Jewish festival that commemorates the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. The absence of leaven symbolizes purity and the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt, as they did not have time to let their bread rise.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, unleavened bread was a staple during the Passover festival. The Feast of Unleavened Bread lasts for seven days, during which time the Israelites were commanded to eat only unleavened bread and remove all leaven from their homes (Exodus 12:15-20). This practice served as a reminder of God's deliverance and the purity required of His people. The unleavened bread also symbolizes the sinless nature of Christ in Christian theology, as leaven often represents sin or corruption.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to drain, drain out<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>drain (2), drained (4), drunk (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מָצָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>drain, drain out</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id. press</em>, or <em>drain out</em>; Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb059401.gif">, <font class="hebrew2">מְצָא</font> <em>id.</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb059402.gif"> II. <em>drain to the last drop</em> (Dozy); compare <font class="hebrew2">מָצַץ</font>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>2feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">מָצִית</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a>, <font class="hebrew2">וּמָצִית</font> consecutive <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Ezekiel 23:34</a> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular with apocope <font class="hebrew2">וַיִמֶץ</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/6-38.htm">Judges 6:38</a>, 3masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">יִמְצוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/75-9.htm">Psalm 75:9</a>; — <em>drain, drain out</em>, <font class="hebrew2">וַיִמֶץ טַל מִןהַֿנִּזָּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/6-38.htm">Judges 6:38</a> <em>and drained dew out of the fleece</em>; so figurative, object <font class="hebrew2">קֻבַּעת</font> <em>bowl, goblet</em>, of bewilderment from <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a> ( + <font class="hebrew2">שׁתה</font>; of personified Jerusalem), compare, object <font class="hebrew2">בּוֺס</font>, <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Ezekiel 23:24</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">שׁתה</font>); object <font class="hebrew2">שְׁמָרֶיהָ</font> <em>the dregs of it</em> (namely <font class="hebrew2">בּוֺס</font>) <a href="/interlinear/psalms/75-9.htm">Psalm 75:9</a> (subject the wicked). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וְנִמְצָה</font> consecutive <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/1-15.htm">Leviticus 1:15</a> <em>and</em> the blood (of the bird) <em>shall be drained out</em>; so <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יִמָּצֵה</font> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/5-9.htm">Leviticus 5:9</a> (both <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>P</b></font>); <font class="hebrew2">מֵי מָלֵא יִמָּצוּ לָמוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-10.htm">Psalm 73:10</a> <em>water of abundance is drained</em> (i.e. drunk) <em>by them</em> (Gr Che Buhl read <font class="hebrew2">יִמְצוּ</font> or <font class="hebrew2">יָמֹצוּ</font> (<font class="hebrew2">מצץ</font>) <em>they drain</em>). <p>I. <font class="hebrew2">מַצָּה</font> see <font class="hebrew2">מצץ</font>. II. <font class="hebrew2">מַצָּה</font> see <font class="hebrew2">נצה</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>suck, wring out <p>A primitive root; to suck out; by implication, to drain, to squeeze out -- suck, wring (out). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְנִמְצָ֣ה וַיִּ֤מֶץ וּמָצִ֗ית וימץ ומצית ונמצה יִמְצ֣וּ יִמָּ֥צוּ יִמָּצֵ֖ה ימצה ימצו מָצִֽית׃ מצית׃ mā·ṣîṯ māṣîṯ maTzit ū·mā·ṣîṯ ūmāṣîṯ umaTzit vaiYimetz venimTzah way·yi·meṣ wayyimeṣ wə·nim·ṣāh wənimṣāh yim·mā·ṣêh yim·mā·ṣū yim·ṣū yimmāṣêh yimmāṣū yimmaTzeh yimMatzu yimṣū yimTzu<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/leviticus/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 1:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה <b> וְנִמְצָ֣ה </b> דָמ֔וֹ עַ֖ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and its blood <span class="itali">is to be drained</span> out on the side<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the blood <span class="itali">thereof shall be wrung out</span> at the side<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and offer the altar <span class="itali">is to be drained</span> blood on<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 5:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר בַּדָּ֔ם <b> יִמָּצֵ֖ה </b> אֶל־ יְס֣וֹד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the blood <span class="itali">shall be drained</span> out at the base<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the blood <span class="itali">shall be wrung out</span> at the bottom<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the rest of the blood <span class="itali">shall be drained</span> at the base<p><b><a href="/text/judges/6-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 6:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ הַגִּזָּ֑ה <b> וַיִּ֤מֶץ </b> טַל֙ מִן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the fleece, <span class="itali">he drained</span> the dew<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> together, <span class="itali">and wringed</span> the dew<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/6-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and squeezed the fleece <span class="itali">drained</span> the dew from<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/73-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 73:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמֵ֥י מָ֝לֵ֗א <b> יִמָּ֥צוּ </b> לָֽמוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/73.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of abundance <span class="itali">are drunk</span> by them.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/73.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of a full <span class="itali">[cup] are wrung out</span> to them.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and waters of abundance <span class="itali">are drunk</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/75-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 75:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/75.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַךְ־ שְׁ֭מָרֶיהָ <b> יִמְצ֣וּ </b> יִשְׁתּ֑וּ כֹּ֝֗ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/75.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the earth <span class="itali">must drain</span> [and] drink down<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/75.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the earth <span class="itali">shall wring [them] out,</span> [and] drink<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/75-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Surely dregs <span class="itali">drain</span> drink all<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/51-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 51:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַתַּרְעֵלָ֛ה שָׁתִ֖ית <b> מָצִֽית׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of reeling <span class="itali">you have drained</span> to the dregs.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of trembling, <span class="itali">[and] wrung [them] out.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/51-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of reeling have drunk <span class="itali">have drained</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/23-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 23:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשָׁתִ֨ית אוֹתָ֜הּ <b> וּמָצִ֗ית </b> וְאֶת־ חֲרָשֶׂ֛יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> You will drink <span class="itali">it and drain</span> it. Then you will gnaw<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Thou shalt even drink <span class="itali">it and suck [it] out,</span> and thou shalt break<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will drink <span class="itali">and drain</span> fragments will gnaw<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4680.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4680.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4680<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/matzit_4680.htm">mā·ṣîṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umatzit_4680.htm">ū·mā·ṣîṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyimetz_4680.htm">way·yi·meṣ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/venimtzah_4680.htm">wə·nim·ṣāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yimmatzeh_4680.htm">yim·mā·ṣêh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yimmatzu_4680.htm">yim·mā·ṣū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yimtzu_4680.htm">yim·ṣū — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/4679.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4679"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4679" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/4681.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4681"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4681" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>