how to say “melting” in Hebrew
נָמֵס, מִתְמוֹסֵס
You may recall the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz crying out, I’m melting! I’m melting!
In Hebrew, that’s:
אֲנִי נְמֵסָה! אֲנִי נְמֵסָה!
The root of נמסה is מ.ס.ס (m.s.s), plugged into a variation of the נפעל verb form to generate our word. נמסה is melting when referring to something feminine such as the Wicked Witch of the West, while נָמֵס is melting when referring to something masculine such as ice:
is מ.ס.ס (m.s.s), plugged into a variation of the נפעל verb form to generate our word. נמסה is melting when referring to something feminine such as the Wicked Witch of the West, while נָמֵס is melting when referring to something masculine such as ice:הַקֶּרַח נָמֵס בַּשֶּׁמֶשׁ.
The ice is melting in the sun.
The infinitive form meaning to melt – לְהִמַּס – is hardly ever spoken. Instead, Israelis use the reflexive-intensive verb form to create the word לְהִתְמוֹסֵס .
– is hardly ever spoken. Instead, Israelis use the reflexive-intensive verb form to create the word לְהִתְמוֹסֵס . 
This word often replaces נמס and נמסה as well, as in:
הַלֵּב שֶׁלָּה מִתְמוֹסֵס.
Her heart is melting.
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ הִמִּיסָה אֶת הַשֶּׁלֶג.
The sun melted the snow.