Log inStart 7-Day Trial
HebrewH5254Verb

נָסָה

na.sah

33Occurrences
H5254Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to test; by implication, to attempt

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
test 1) to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to test, try 1a2) to attempt, assay, try 1a3) to test, try, prove, tempt

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow
Try Lumenology for Free

Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

נָסָה appears 33 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Deuteronomy
6
Psalms
6
Exodus
5
Judges
4
2 Chronicles
2
Daniel
2
Ecclesiastes
2
1 Kings
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 10:1BSB

Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

Deuteronomy 28:56BSB

The most gentle and refined woman among you, so gentle and refined she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she embraces and her son and daughter

Ecclesiastes 2:1BSB

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!”But it proved to be futile.

Exodus 20:20BSB

“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

Judges 6:39BSB

Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.