Lexicon meshissah: Plunder, Spoil Original Word: מְשִׁסָּה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance booty, spoil From shacac; plunder -- booty, spoil. see HEBREW shacac NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shasas Definition booty, plunder NASB Translation plunder (3), spoil (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְשִׁסָּה noun feminine booty, plunder; — absolute ׳מ 2 Kings 21:14 +, so Isaiah 42:24 Qr (מְשִׁסָּה Gi, מְשִׁיסָּה Baer; Kt משוסה, usually read מְשׁוּסָּה, < read מְשׁוֺסֶה, see שׁסה Po`.); plural absolute מְשִׁסּוֺה Habakkuk 2:7; — plunder, spoil, prey, usually ׳הָיָה לִמ (and "" בַּז) 2 Kings 21:14; Jeremiah 30:16; Habakkuk 2:7; Zephaniah 1:13 ("" שְׁמָמָה), compare Isaiah 42:22 (Isaiah 42:24 see above). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁסָה (shasah), meaning "to plunder" or "to spoil."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The concept of plunder in the Hebrew Bible is paralleled in the Greek New Testament by terms such as σκῦλον (skulon, Strong's Greek 4661), which also means "spoil" or "booty." This Greek term is used in similar contexts to describe the taking of goods by force, often in the aftermath of conflict or as a result of divine intervention. Usage: The term מְשִׁסָּה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of taking goods by force, often in the context of military conquest or divine judgment. It appears in various passages where the spoils of war are mentioned. Context: • מְשִׁסָּה is a term that appears in the Hebrew Scriptures to denote the act of plundering or the goods obtained through such an act. It is often associated with the aftermath of battles, where victors would seize the possessions of the defeated as a form of reward or retribution. The concept of plunder is frequently linked with divine justice or judgment, where God allows or commands the taking of spoil as a means of executing His will or punishing the wicked. Forms and Transliterations וְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖ה ולמשסה לִמְשִׁסָּ֔ה לִמְשִׁסּ֖וֹת למשסה למשסות מְשִׁסָּ֖ה משסה lim·šis·sāh lim·šis·sō·wṯ limshisSah limshisSot limšissāh limšissōwṯ mə·šis·sāh meshisSah məšissāh velimshisSah wə·lim·šis·sāh wəlimšissāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Kings 21:14 HEB: וְהָי֥וּ לְבַ֛ז וְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖ה לְכָל־ אֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃ NAS: as plunder and spoil to all KJV: and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; INT: will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies Isaiah 42:22 Jeremiah 30:16 Habakkuk 2:7 Zephaniah 1:13 5 Occurrences |