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מָשַׁשׁ H4959
H4959 is the Hebrew word מָשַׁשׁ, transliterated mâshash and said maw-shash'. The King James Version most often renders it grope.
What it means
to feel of; by implication, to grope.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: feel, grope, search.
Verses using מָשַׁשׁ
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 27:12 · KJV
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Genesis 27:22 · KJV
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Genesis 31:34 · KJV
Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
Genesis 31:37 · KJV
Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
Deuteronomy 28:29 · KJV
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
Job 5:14 · KJV
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
Job 12:25 · KJV
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4959 mean?
H4959 is the Hebrew word מָשַׁשׁ (mâshash), meaning to feel of; by implication, to grope.
How is H4959 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it grope (3 times), peradventure will feel (1 time), felt (1 time), searched (1 time), hast searched (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4959 appear in the Bible?
מָשַׁשׁ (mâshash) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4959 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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