What does מָסָךְ (māsāk) mean in the Bible?
מָסָךְ (māsāk): Textile barrier that conceals and separates sacred from profane space in tabernacle worship
Hebrew · H4539
מָסָךְ
A cover , i.e. veil
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מָסָךְ H4539
Pronunciation māsāk
What does מָסָךְ (māsāk) mean in the Bible?
מָסָךְ (māsāk): Textile barrier that conceals and separates sacred from profane space in tabernacle worship
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4539?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the curtain (9), and the curtain (3), a curtain (2), the curtains (2), a covering (1).
Where does מָסָךְ (māsāk) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (16), Numbers (6), 2 Samuel (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the curtain 9× Exodus 35:15, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:40, Exodus 40:5
and the curtain 3× Exodus 35:17, Exodus 39:38, Numbers 3:31
a curtain 2× Exodus 26:36, Exodus 36:37
the curtains 2× Numbers 4:25, Numbers 4:26
a covering 1× 2 Samuel 17:19
as a covering 1× Psalms 105:39
for the curtain 1× Exodus 26:37
for the screen 1× Exodus 40:21
of the covering 1× Exodus 39:34
of the curtain 1× Numbers 4:5
the defenses 1× Isaiah 22:8
to shield it 1× Exodus 35:12
with a curtain 1× Exodus 27:16
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:36 מָסָךְ֙ to a curtain Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:37 לַמָּסָ֗ךְ to for the curtain Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 27:16 מָסָ֣ךְ׀ to with a curtain Noun - masculine singular Exodus 35:12 הַמָּסָֽךְ׃ to to shield it Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 35:15 מָסַ֥ךְ to the curtain Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 35:17 מָסַ֖ךְ to and the curtain Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 36:37 מָסָךְ֙ to a curtain Noun - masculine singular Exodus 38:18 וּמָסַ֞ךְ to The curtain Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 39:34 הַמָּסָֽךְ׃ to of the covering Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 39:38 מָסַ֖ךְ to and the curtain Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:36
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 5
Exodus 16 Numbers 6 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
מָסַ֖ךְ 4x mā·saḵ Exodus 35:17, Exodus 39:38, Exodus 40:8, Exodus 40:33
מָסַ֥ךְ 3x mā·saḵ Exodus 35:15, Exodus 40:5, Exodus 40:28
הַמָּסָךְ֙ 2x ham·mā·sāḵ Exodus 39:40, 2 Samuel 17:19
הַמָּסָֽךְ׃ 2x ham·mā·sāḵ Exodus 35:12, Exodus 39:34
מָסָךְ֙ 2x mā·sāḵ Exodus 26:36, Exodus 36:37
הַמָּסָ֔ךְ 1x ham·mā·sāḵ Exodus 40:21
הַמָּסָ֑ךְ 1x ham·mā·sāḵ Numbers 4:5
וְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְ 1x wə·ham·mā·sāḵ Numbers 3:31
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 11x Exodus 35:15, Exodus 35:17, Exodus 39:38, Exodus 40:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular 6x Exodus 35:12, Exodus 39:34, Exodus 39:40, Exodus 40:21
Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 36:37
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Exodus 38:18, Numbers 3:25
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 3:31
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 105:39
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 26:37
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Textile barrier that conceals and separates sacred from profane space in tabernacle worship
Source Gloss
a cover , i.e. veil
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Textile barrier that conceals and separates sacred from profane space in tabernacle worship
a cover, i.e. veil BDB: covering Usage: covering, curtain, hanging.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Protective screen or defense.
Showing 1 selected witness from 25 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מָסָךְ is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Removal of covering signifies exposed vulnerability under God’s hand. Isaiah 22:1-8
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain