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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מַסַּעH4550
Pronunciationmasaʿ
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
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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 journeys1×Numbers 33:1
are the stages1×Numbers 33:2
from place to place1×Genesis 13:3
moving from place to place1×Exodus 17:1
of their journey1×Numbers 33:2
set out1×Numbers 10:2
the stages of their journey1×Exodus 40:36
their journeys1×Exodus 40:38
to set out1×Numbers 10:6
traveling from place to place1×Numbers 10:12
was the order of march1×Numbers 10:28
your journey1×Deuteronomy 10:11
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Genesis 13:3לְמַסָּעָ֔יוtofrom place to placePreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 17:1לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םtomoving from place to placePreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 40:36מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃tothe stages of their journeyNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 40:38מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃totheir journeysNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralNumbers 10:2וּלְמַסַּ֖עtoset outConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 10:6לְמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃toto set outPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralNumbers 10:12לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םtotraveling from place to placePreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralNumbers 10:28מַסְעֵ֥יtowas the order of marchNoun - masculine plural constructNumbers 33:1מַסְעֵ֣יto[are] the journeysNoun - masculine plural constructNumbers 33:2לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖םtoof their journeyPreposition-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 rowGenesis 13:3
Aligned rows12
Books represented4
Genesis1Exodus3Numbers7Deuteronomy1
Source forms
לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם3xlə·mas·‘ê·hemExodus 17:1, Numbers 10:12, Numbers 33:2
מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃2xmas·‘ê·hemExodus 40:36, Exodus 40:38
וּלְמַסַּ֖ע1xū·lə·mas·sa‘Numbers 10:2
לְמַסַּ֖ע1xlə·mas·sa‘Deuteronomy 10:11
לְמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃1xlə·mas·‘ê·hemNumbers 10:6
לְמַסָּעָ֔יו1xlə·mas·sā·‘āwGenesis 13:3
מַסְעֵ֥י1xmas·‘êNumbers 10:28
מַסְעֵ֣י1xmas·‘êNumbers 33:1
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural4xExodus 17:1, Numbers 10:6, Numbers 10:12, Numbers 33:2
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural3xExodus 40:36, Exodus 40:38, Numbers 33:2
Noun - masculine plural construct2xNumbers 10:28, Numbers 33:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xNumbers 10:2
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xGenesis 13:3
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 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 definitionSource: 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: