HebrewH4532Noun

מַסָּה

mas.sah

5Occurrences
H4532Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Massah, a place in the Desert

the same as H4531 (מַסָּה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Massah = "temptation" the place in the wilderness where the Israelites tested Jehovah also 'Meribah'

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

מַסָּה appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Deuteronomy
3
Exodus
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 33:8BSB

Concerning Levi he said:“Give Your Thummim to Leviand Your Urim to Your godly one,whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

Deuteronomy 6:16BSB

Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.

Deuteronomy 9:22BSB

You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.

Exodus 17:7BSB

He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

Psalms 95:8BSB

do not harden your heartsas you did at Meribah,in the day at Massah in the wilderness,

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