Strong's Hebrew: 4531. מַסָּה (maccah) -- Wound, blow, plague, slaughter

Strong's Lexicon

maccah: Wound, blow, plague, slaughter

Original Word: מַסָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: maccah
Pronunciation: mak-kaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (mas-saw')
Definition: Wound, blow, plague, slaughter
Meaning: a testing, of men, of God

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָכָה (nakah), meaning "to strike" or "to smite."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4127 πληγή (plēgē) – often translated as "plague" or "wound" in the New Testament, reflecting similar themes of divine judgment or affliction.

Usage: The Hebrew word "maccah" primarily refers to a physical wound or blow, often inflicted as a result of violence or divine judgment. It can also denote a plague or calamity, reflecting a broader sense of affliction or suffering. In the context of the Old Testament, "maccah" is used to describe both literal wounds and metaphorical afflictions, such as those brought upon a nation or people as a form of divine retribution.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, physical wounds and plagues were often seen as manifestations of divine displeasure or judgment. The concept of "maccah" is deeply intertwined with the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where obedience brought blessings and disobedience resulted in curses, including physical afflictions. Understanding "maccah" within this framework highlights the seriousness with which the Israelites viewed their covenant obligations and the consequences of failing to uphold them.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [מַסָּה] noun feminine despair (literally melting, failing); — only לְמַסַּת נְקִיִּים יִלְעָ֑ג Job 9:23 at the despair of innocent ones he mocketh; so ᵑ7 Ew Di Bu Du > Ges Hi and others trial (by calamity), √ נסה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

temptation, trial

From nacah; a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous) -- temptation, trial.

see HEBREW nacah

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמַסֹּת֩ במסת הַמַּסֹּ֨ת הַמַּסּוֹת֙ המסות המסת לְמַסַּ֖ת למסת מַ֝סָּ֗ה מסה bə·mas·sōṯ bemasSot bəmassōṯ ham·mas·sō·wṯ ham·mas·sōṯ hammasSot hammassōṯ hammassōwṯ lə·mas·saṯ lemasSat ləmassaṯ mas·sāh masSah massāh

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Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 4:34
HEB: מִקֶּ֣רֶב גּוֹי֒ בְּמַסֹּת֩ בְּאֹתֹ֨ת וּבְמוֹפְתִ֜ים
NAS: [another] nation by trials, by signs
KJV: of [another] nation, by temptations, by signs,
INT: within nation trials signs and wonders

Deuteronomy 7:19
HEB: הַמַּסֹּ֨ת הַגְּדֹלֹ֜ת אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: the great trials which your eyes
KJV: The great temptations which thine eyes
INT: trials the great which

Deuteronomy 29:3
HEB: הַמַּסּוֹת֙ הַגְּדֹלֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: the great trials which your eyes
KJV: The great temptations which thine eyes
INT: trials the great which

Job 9:23
HEB: יָמִ֣ית פִּתְאֹ֑ם לְמַסַּ֖ת נְקִיִּ֣ם יִלְעָֽג׃
NAS: He mocks the despair of the innocent.
KJV: he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
INT: kills suddenly the despair of the innocent mocks

Psalm 95:8
HEB: כִּמְרִיבָ֑ה כְּי֥וֹם מַ֝סָּ֗ה בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
KJV: [and] as [in] the day of temptation in the wilderness:
INT: the provocation the day of temptation the wilderness