This is the name of the place Massah: A place where the Israelites tested God.
Definition
the same as H4531; Massah, a place in the Desert
Traditional renderings: Massah.
Traditional renderings: Massah.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מַסָּה:
- πειρασμόςpeirasmos“temptation/testing: temptation”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Exodus 17:7מַסָּ֖ה · MassahHe named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
- Deuteronomy 6:16בַּמַּסָּֽה׃ · at MassahDo not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
- Deuteronomy 9:22וּבְמַסָּ֔ה · at MassahYou continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.
- Deuteronomy 33:8בְּמַסָּ֔ה · at MassahConcerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
- Psalm 95:8מַ֝סָּ֗ה · at Massah…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,