Definition
a primitive root; to sunder, i.e. (transitively) set apart, or (reflex.) apostatize
Traditional renderings: commit, deliver.
Traditional renderings: commit, deliver.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָסַר:
- ἀφίστημιaphistēmi“to leave”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Numbers 31:5וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙ · were recruitedSo a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
- Numbers 31:16לִמְסָר־ · to turn“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.