Strong’s H4165 · Hebrew

מוּצָק
mûwtsâq
moo-tsawk'

Definition

properly, fusion, i.e. literally, a casting (of metal); figuratively, a mass (of clay)

Etymology

from H5694 (עָגִיל);

Where the KJV renders it

  • casting
  • hardness

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What the first audience heard

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