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מַסָּה H4531
H4531 is the Hebrew word מַסָּה, transliterated maççâh and said mas-saw'. The King James Version most often renders it temptations.
What it means
a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous).
Where it comes from
from H5254 (נָסָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: temptation, trial.
Verses using מַסָּה
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 4:34 · KJV
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Deuteronomy 7:19 · KJV
The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.
Deuteronomy 29:3 · KJV
The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
Job 9:23 · KJV
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
Psalm 95:8 · KJV
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Common questions
What does Strong's H4531 mean?
H4531 is the Hebrew word מַסָּה (maççâh), meaning a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous).
How is H4531 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it temptations (3 times), trial (1 time), temptation (1 time).
How many times does H4531 appear in the Bible?
מַסָּה (maççâh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4531 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5254 (נָסָה).
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