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נָסָה H5254

H5254 is the Hebrew word נָסָה, transliterated nâçâh and said naw-saw'. The King James Version most often renders it prove.

Word: נָסָהTransliteration: nâçâhSaid: naw-saw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 33 verses

What it means

to test; by implication, to attempt.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

prove 11×tempted 6×proved 4×tempt 2×wherefore do ye tempt 1×because they tempted 1×assayed 1×might prove 1×proveth 1×you which would not adventure 1×didst prove 1×through them i may prove 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.

Verses using נָסָה

All 33 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 22:1 · KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Exodus 16:4 · KJV

Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

Exodus 17:2 · KJV

Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

Exodus 17:7 · KJV

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

Exodus 20:20 · KJV

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

Numbers 14:22 · KJV

Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

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 6:16 · KJV

Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

Deuteronomy 8:2 · KJV

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

Deuteronomy 8:16 · KJV

Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

Deuteronomy 13:3 · KJV

Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 28:56 · KJV

The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

Deuteronomy 33:8 · KJV

And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

Judges 2:22 · KJV

That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.

Judges 3:1 · KJV

Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

Judges 3:4 · KJV

And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

Judges 6:39 · KJV

And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

1 Samuel 17:39 · KJV

And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.

1 Kings 10:1 · KJV

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

2 Chronicles 9:1 · KJV

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

2 Chronicles 32:31 · KJV

Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

Job 4:2 · KJV

If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

Psalm 26:2 · KJV

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Psalm 78:18 · KJV

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

Psalm 78:41 · KJV

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 78:56 · KJV

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

Psalm 95:9 · KJV

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

Psalm 106:14 · KJV

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

Ecclesiastes 2:1 · KJV

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 7:23 · KJV

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Isaiah 7:12 · KJV

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

Daniel 1:12 · KJV

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

Daniel 1:14 · KJV

So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5254 mean?

H5254 is the Hebrew word נָסָה (nâçâh), meaning to test; by implication, to attempt.

How is H5254 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it prove (11 times), tempted (6 times), proved (4 times), tempt (2 times), wherefore do ye tempt (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5254 appear in the Bible?

נָסָה (nâçâh) is tagged in 33 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5254 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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