מַסָּה

Strong’s Definition

a testing, of men (judicial) or of God (querulous)

Etymology & Derivation

from H5254 (נָסָה);

KJV Usage

temptation, trial.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.despair, test
• 2.despair
• 3.testing, proving, trial

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: maççâh; Pronunciation: mas-saw'