Strong H4532מַסָּה
Massah
- Transliteration
- massâh
- Pronunciation
- mas-saw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
The same as H4531; {Massah} a place in the Desert: - Massah.
Meaning of the name
Massah = "temptation"
Detailed definition
Massah, a place in the wilderness where the Israelites tested the Lord by demanding water (Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 6:16; 9:22; 33:8; Psalm 95:8).
In the biblical story
Massah
A place where the Israelites tested God
Massah, a place in the wilderness where the Israelites tested the Lord by demanding water (Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 6:16; 9:22; 33:8; Psalm 95:8).
In the Bible
Strong H4532 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- massah4
First verses
- Exodus 17:7And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?
- Deuteronomy 6:16Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
- Deuteronomy 9:22And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth–hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath.
- Deuteronomy 33:8And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;