Massah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Exodus 17:7Deuteronomy 6:16Psalm 95:8,9Hebrews 3:8

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("temptation".) (See MERIBAH.) There Israel tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us or not? (Exodus 17:7; Psalms 95:8-9; Hebrews 3:8.)

Holman Bible Dictionary

Exodus 17:7Deuteronomy 6:16Deuteronomy 9:22Psalm 95:8Exodus 17:7Deuteronomy 33:8Psalm 95:8Deuteronomy 33:8

Morrish Bible Dictionary

A name signifying 'temptation,' given, along with the name of MERIBAH,to the place where the Israelites tempted God when they were in want of water. Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 6:16; Deuteronomy 9:22; Deuteronomy 33:8 . See KADESH.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Mas'sah. (temptation). A name given to the spot, also called Meribah, where the Israelites tempted Jehovah. Exodus 16:7; Psalms 95:8-9; Hebrews 3:8.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Massah', מִסָּה , trial, as often; Sept. πειρασμός, πείρα; Vulg. tentatio), a name given to the spot in Rephidim where the Israelites provoked Jehovah by murmuring for want of water; otherwise called MERIBAH (Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 6:16; Deuteronomy 9:22; Deuteronomy 28:8). The name also occurs (in the Heb.), with mention of the circumstances which occasioned it, in Psalms 95:8-9, and its Greek equivalent in Hebrews 3:8.