What does מַסָּה mean in the Bible?
מַסָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "a testing , of men (judicial) or of God (querulous)".
Hebrew · H4531
מַסָּה
A testing , of men (judicial) or of God (querulous)
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מַסָּהH4531
What does מַסָּה mean in the Bible?
מַסָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "a testing , of men (judicial) or of God (querulous)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4531?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include trials (2), by trials (1), the despair (1).
Where does מַסָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 4:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (3), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ittrials2×Deuteronomy 7:19, Deuteronomy 29:3
by trials1×Deuteronomy 4:34
the despair1×Job 9:23
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 4:34
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Deuteronomy3Job1
Source forms
בְּמַסֹּת֩1xbə·mas·sōṯDeuteronomy 4:34
הַמַּסּוֹת֙1xham·mas·sō·wṯDeuteronomy 29:3
הַמַּסֹּ֨ת1xham·mas·sōṯDeuteronomy 7:19
לְמַסַּ֖ת1xlə·mas·saṯJob 9:23
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural2xDeuteronomy 7:19, Deuteronomy 29:3
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural1xDeuteronomy 4:34
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct1xJob 9:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a testing , of men (judicial) or of God (querulous)
Source Gloss
a testing , of men (judicial) or of God (querulous)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous) BDB: despair Usage: temptation, trial.
Word Origins
מַסָּה is built from this root:
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