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Massah — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַסָּה

מַסָּה

Maççâh · pronounced mas-saw' · Strong's H4532 · a place

Massah means Massah, a place in the Desert.

Built from

מַסָּה maççâh (the same as, H4531) — a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H4531; Massah, a place in the Desert.

First appearance

Exod 17:7 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? (KJV)

Every verse that names Massah

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Exodus, Deuteronomy

Exod 17:7Deut 6:16Deut 9:22Deut 33:8

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