Exodus 17:7:4Exod.17.7.W4TAB
מַסָּ֖ה
masa
“Massah”
- Transliteration
- ma-SA
- Extended
- mah-SAA
- IPA
- /masˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Massah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-SA
- clause
va-yik-RA SHEM ha-ma-KOM ma-SA u-me-ri-VA
- sentence
va-yik-RA SHEM ha-ma-KOM ma-SA u-me-ri-VA al-REEV be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-AL na-so-TAM et-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-YESH ye-ho-VAH be-kir-BE-nu im-A-yin
Exegesis
The appositional pair massah umerivah {מַסָּה וּמְרִיבָה | massāh ūmerivāh} denotes testing and strife.
Root and etymology
n-s-hnun–samekh–heh
“testing, trial”
In context — Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the people of Israel quarreled and tested the LORD , saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 17:7, so the Hebrew word מַסָּ֖ה (masa) 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.17.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.7.W4.S1) and character.