H4165 H4165
casting, molten work; compacted mass
A noun denoting metal casting or molten work, and by extension something compacted into a solid mass. In 1 Kings it describes Solomon's bronze work for the temple—the molten sea and the ten bronze stands were each 'one casting,' made from a single pour of metal (7:23, 37). Job uses it metaphorically for clods of dust compacted together (38:38). The term emphasizes unified, solid construction achieved through casting or compression.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Translations identify casting and molding: Spanish 'fundido' (cast), French 'jeta' (cast). First Kings 7:23, 37 describe the impressive bronze work for Solomon's temple, where the massive sea and the stands were each cast as single unified pieces—a remarkable metallurgical achievement. Job 38:38 uses the imagery of dust compacted into hard clods, perhaps comparing earth's solidity to cast metal. Each context emphasizes unity and solidity. 3×
AR["مَسْبُوكًا", "مَسْبُوكٌ"]·ben["-ঢালাইয়ে", "ঢালা"]·DE["[למוצק]", "warf"]·EN["cast", "into-a-mass"]·FR["jeta", "למוצק"]·heb["ל-מוצק", "מוצק"]·HI["ढलाई-में", "ढाला-हुआ", "ढाली-हुआ"]·ID["menjadi-tuangan", "tuangan"]·IT["al-dentro-un-mass", "gettò"]·jav["dados-cetak", "tuangan"]·KO["굳은-것-으로", "부어-만든"]·PT["em-fundição", "fundido", "fundição"]·RU["в-расплав", "литое", "литьё"]·ES["en-fundición", "fundido"]·SW["dhiraa", "kipimo-kimoja", "kuwa-kigumu"]·TR["dökülmüş", "kalıba"]·urd["ٹھوس میں", "ڈھالا ہوا"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. מוּצָק n.m. a casting; מ׳ אֶחָד 1 K 7:37 (of metal); of dust compacted into clod בְּצֶקֶ�� עָפָר לַמּוּצָק Jb 38:38.—ii. מוצק v. sub צוק.