What does מַסַּע (masaʿ) mean in the Bible?
מַסַּע (masaʿ): Journey stage marked by breaking camp; emphasizes departure moment and encampment location, not distance covered
Hebrew · H4550
מַסַּע
A departure (from striking the tents), i.e. march (not necessarily a single day's travel); by implication, a station (or point of departure )
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מַסַּע H4550
Pronunciation masaʿ
What does מַסַּע (masaʿ) mean in the Bible?
מַסַּע (masaʿ): Journey stage marked by breaking camp; emphasizes departure moment and encampment location, not distance covered
Full entry for מַסַּע (H4550) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4550?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [are] the journeys (1), are the stages (1), from place to place (1), moving from place to place (1), of their journey (1).
Where does מַסַּע (masaʿ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 13:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (7), Exodus (3), Deuteronomy (1), Genesis (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 [are] the journeys 1× Numbers 33:1
are the stages 1× Numbers 33:2
from place to place 1× Genesis 13:3
moving from place to place 1× Exodus 17:1
of their journey 1× Numbers 33:2
set out 1× Numbers 10:2
the stages of their journey 1× Exodus 40:36
their journeys 1× Exodus 40:38
to set out 1× Numbers 10:6
traveling from place to place 1× Numbers 10:12
was the order of march 1× Numbers 10:28
your journey 1× Deuteronomy 10:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 13:3 לְמַסָּעָ֔יו to from place to place Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 17:1 לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם to moving from place to place Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 40:36 מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃ to the stages of their journey Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 40:38 מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃ to their journeys Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 10:2 וּלְמַסַּ֖ע to set out Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 10:6 לְמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃ to to set out Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 10:12 לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם to traveling from place to place Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 10:28 מַסְעֵ֥י to was the order of march Noun - masculine plural construct Numbers 33:1 מַסְעֵ֣י to [are] the journeys Noun - masculine plural construct Numbers 33:2 לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם to of their journey Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 13:3
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 4
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 Numbers 7 Deuteronomy 1
Source forms
לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם 3x lə·mas·‘ê·hem Exodus 17:1, Numbers 10:12, Numbers 33:2
מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃ 2x mas·‘ê·hem Exodus 40:36, Exodus 40:38
וּלְמַסַּ֖ע 1x ū·lə·mas·sa‘ Numbers 10:2
לְמַסַּ֖ע 1x lə·mas·sa‘ Deuteronomy 10:11
לְמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃ 1x lə·mas·‘ê·hem Numbers 10:6
לְמַסָּעָ֔יו 1x lə·mas·sā·‘āw Genesis 13:3
מַסְעֵ֥י 1x mas·‘ê Numbers 10:28
מַסְעֵ֣י 1x mas·‘ê Numbers 33:1
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 4x Exodus 17:1, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:12, Numbers 33:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 3x Exodus 40:36, Exodus 40:38, Numbers 33:2
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Numbers 10:28, Numbers 33:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 10:2
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Genesis 13:3
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 10:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Journey stage marked by breaking camp; emphasizes departure moment and encampment location, not distance covered
Source Gloss
a departure (from striking the tents), i.e. march (not necessarily a single day's travel); by implication, a station (or point of departure )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Journey stage marked by breaking camp; emphasizes departure moment and encampment location, not distance covered
a departure (from striking the tents), i.e. march (not necessarily a single day's travel); by implication, a station (or point of departure) BDB: pulling up Usage: journey(-ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַסַּע is built from this root:
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