5254 – נָסָה (nasah)

to test

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	נָסָה (nasah)
Pronunciation:	na-sa    Listen
Gematria:	115(50 + 60 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	36 times in OT

Description

1) to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to test, try
1a2) to attempt, assay, try
1a3) to test, try, prove, tempt

Synonyms

Hebrew nasa refers to testing, while tsaraf refers to metals that are melted and tested. The meaning of bachan lies between these two words. In Ps 26:2, all three words are used.

נָסָה	nasah		H5254	(36 ggr)	to test
בָּחַן	bachan		H0974	(29 ggr)	to test
צָרַף	tsaraf		H6884	(33 ggr)	to refine

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with nasah as root:

מַסָּה

massah

H4531a

despair

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word nasah was translated to the following:

ἐκπειράζω	ekpeirazo	G1598	tempt
λαμβάνω	lambano	G2983	receive
πεῖρα	peira	G3984	assay
πειράζω	peirazo	G3985	tempt
πειράω	peirao	G3987	assay

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