מַסָּה

«מַסָּה» in the Tanakh dictionary: despair — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: lemma:מַסָּה · BDB: מַסָּה³

Glosses

despair (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

despair tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. despair tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. despair (lit. melting, failing);—only לְמַסַּת נְקִיִּים יִלִעָ֑ג Jb 9:23 at the despair of innocent ones he mocketh; so 𝔗 Ew Di Bu Du > Ges Hi al. trial (by calamity), √ נסה.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (9 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (5 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «מַסָּה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Job 9:23

אִם־שׁ֭וֹט יָמִ֣ית פִּתְאֹ֑ם לְמַסַּ֖ת נְקִיִּ֣ם יִלְעָֽג׃

Word for word: if a.scourge it.kills suddenly (to).[the] despair of.innocent.[ones] he.mocks

JPS 1917: If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.

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