מַסָּה
masa · Massah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4532 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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masa (מַסָּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Massah”.
"testing": the place where Israel put YHWH to the test.
How to say it
ma·sa
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Exodus 17:7
He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the sons of Israel, and because they tested YHWH, saying, “Is YHWH among us or not?”
- Deuteronomy 6:16
You shall not put YHWH your Elohim to the test, as you put him to the test at Massah.
- Deuteronomy 9:22
Also at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah you were making YHWH angry.
- Deuteronomy 33:8
And of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim belong to your faithful man, whom you tested at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah;