Exodus 15:25:16Exod.15.25.W16TAB
נִסָּֽהוּ׃
nissahu
“he tested him”
- Transliteration
- nis-SA-hu
- Extended
- nis-SAA-hoo
- IPA
- /nis.ˈsaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he tested him
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nis-SA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHAM nis-SA-hu
- clause
SHAM SAM LO KHOK u-mish-PAT ve-SHAM nis-SA-hu
- sentence
va-yits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-RE-hu ye-ho-VAH ETS va-yash-LEKH el-ha-MA-yim va-yim-te-KU ha-MA-yim SHAM SAM LO KHOK u-mish-PAT ve-SHAM nis-SA-hu
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel perfect nissahu {נִסָּֽהוּ | nis-sā-hû} ‘he tested him’ grammatically indicates a singular object but contextually encompasses the community, framing divine care as a test of covenantal faithfulness.
Root and etymology
נ־ס־ה
“to test”
In context — Exodus 15:25
He cried out to the LORD , and the LORD showed him a tree. He threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He established for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:25:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 15:25, so the Hebrew word נִסָּֽהוּ׃ (nissahu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.15.25.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.25.W16.S1) and character.