What does מָשָׁה (yamšēnî) mean in the Bible?
מָשָׁה (yamšēnî): Denotes forceful extraction or removal; used of drawing weapons, water, or people from danger or constraint
Hebrew · H4871
מָשָׁה
To pull out (literally or figuratively)
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מָשָׁה H4871
Pronunciation yamšēnî
What does מָשָׁה (yamšēnî) mean in the Bible?
מָשָׁה (yamšēnî): Denotes forceful extraction or removal; used of drawing weapons, water, or people from danger or constraint
Full entry for מָשָׁה (H4871) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4871?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He drew me (2), I drew him out (1).
Where does מָשָׁה (yamšēnî) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 2:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (1), Exodus (1), Psalms (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 He drew me 2× 2 Samuel 22:17, Psalms 18:16
I drew him out 1× Exodus 2:10
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Exodus 2:10 מְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃ to I drew him out Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 22:17 יַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִי to He drew me Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Psalms 18:16 יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי to He drew me Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 2:10
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
יַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִי 1x yam·šê·nî 2 Samuel 22:17
יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי 1x yam·šê·nî Psalms 18:16
מְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃ 1x mə·šî·ṯi·hū Exodus 2:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular 2x 2 Samuel 22:17, Psalms 18:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 2:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes forceful extraction or removal; used of drawing weapons, water, or people from danger or constraint
Source Gloss
to pull out (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes forceful extraction or removal; used of drawing weapons, water, or people from danger or constraint
to pull out (literally or figuratively) BDB: draw Usage: draw(out).
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
He drew me out; he pulled me out of the water; specifically echoes the name of Moses
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מָשָׁה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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