Strong's Hebrew #5254 - נָסָה nasah (to test)

adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try

A primitive root; to test; by implication, to attempt -- adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.

1) to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to test, try
1a2) to attempt, assay, try
1a3) to test, try, prove, tempt
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1373

[נָסָה] verb Pi`el test, try (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el; ᵑ7 Pa`el נַסִּי; Syriac Pa`el ; compare Ethiopic temptation); —

Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular נִסָּה Deuteronomy 4:34 3t.; suffix נִסָּהוּ Exodus 15:25; 3feminine singular נִסְּתָה Deuteronomy 28:56; 1singular נִסִּיתִי Ecclesiastes 7:23, + 4 t. Perfect; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יְנַסֵּם Daniel 1:14; 1singular אֲנַסֶּה Judges 6:39; suffix אֲנַסְּכָה Ecclesiastes 2:2; 3masculine plural יְנַסּוּ Numbers 14:22; 2masculine plural תְּנַסּ֑וּן Exodus 17:2, + 7 t. Imperfect; Imperative נַס Daniel 1:12; suffix נַסֵּנִי Psalm 26:2; Infinitive construct נַסּוֺת Exodus 20:20, + 8 t. Infinitive; Participle מְנַסֶּה Deuteronomy 13:4; —

1 test, try (synonym בחן), absolute 1 Samuel 17:39 (a sword); with בְּ Judges 7:39; Ecclesiastes 2:1; with accusative Daniel 1:12,14; accusative + בְּ 1 Kings 10:1 2Chronicles 9:1; Ecclesiastes 7:23.

2 attempt, assay, try to do a thing, with Infinitive Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 28:56; with accusative Job 4:2 (venture a word).

3 test, try, prove, tempt [but not in modern sense of the word: see Dr^{Deuteronomy 6:16}; Psalms 453, 483]

a. God tests or proves Abraham Genesis 22:1 (E), Israel Exodus 15:25; Exodus 20:20 (E), Exodus 16:4 (J), Deuteronomy 8:2,16; Deuteronomy 13:4; with בְּ Judges 2:22; Judges 3:1,4; tribe of Levi Deuteronomy 33:8 (poem); Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 32:31; psalmist Psalm 26:2.

b. Israel tests, or tries God: Exodus 17:2,7; Numbers 14:22 (J), Deuteronomy 6:16; Psalm 78:18; Psalm 78:41; Psalm 78:56; Psalm 95:9; Psalm 106:14; so Ahaz, Isaiah 7:12.

Strong's Hebrew: 5254. נָסָה (nasah) — 36 Occurrences

Genesis 22:1
HEB: הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים נִסָּ֖ה אֶת־ אַבְרָהָ֑ם
NAS: that God tested Abraham,
KJV: that God did tempt Abraham,
INT: these God tested Abraham and said

Exodus 15:25
HEB: וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וְשָׁ֥ם נִסָּֽהוּ׃
NAS: and there He tested them.
KJV: and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
INT: and regulation and there tested

Exodus 16:4
HEB: בְּיוֹמ֔וֹ לְמַ֧עַן אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ בְּתוֹרָתִ֖י
NAS: every day, that I may test them, whether or
KJV: every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk
INT: day because of may test will walk my instruction

Exodus 17:2
HEB: עִמָּדִ֔י מַה־ תְּנַסּ֖וּן אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: with me? Why do you test the LORD?
KJV: unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?
INT: me Why test Jehovah

Exodus 17:7
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְעַ֨ל נַסֹּתָ֤ם אֶת־ יְהוָה֙
NAS: and because they tested the LORD,
KJV: of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD,
INT: of Israel and because tested the LORD saying

Exodus 20:20
HEB: כִּ֗י לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ נַסּ֣וֹת אֶתְכֶ֔ם בָּ֖א
NAS: in order to test you, and in order
KJV: to prove you, and that his fear
INT: in order to test has come God

Numbers 14:22
HEB: בְמִצְרַ֖יִם וּבַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיְנַסּ֣וּ אֹתִ֗י זֶ֚ה
NAS: and in the wilderness, yet have put Me to the test these
KJV: and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten
INT: Egypt the wilderness have put these ten

Deuteronomy 4:34
HEB: א֣וֹ ׀ הֲנִסָּ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֗ים לָ֠בוֹא
NAS: Or has a god tried to go to take
KJV: Or hath God assayed to go [and] take
INT: Or tried god to go

Deuteronomy 6:16
HEB: לֹ֣א תְנַסּ֔וּ אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: You shall not put the LORD your God
KJV: Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God,
INT: shall not put the LORD your God

Deuteronomy 6:16
HEB: אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר נִסִּיתֶ֖ם בַּמַּסָּֽה׃
NAS: your God to the test, as you tested [Him] at Massah.
KJV: your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah.
INT: your God after test Massah

Deuteronomy 8:2
HEB: לְמַ֨עַן עַנֹּֽתְךָ֜ לְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗ לָדַ֜עַת אֶת־
NAS: that He might humble you, testing you, to know
KJV: to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know
INT: might humble testing to know what

Deuteronomy 8:16
HEB: עַנֹּֽתְךָ֗ וּלְמַ֙עַן֙ נַסֹּתֶ֔ךָ לְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖ בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good
KJV: not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good
INT: humble might test to do the end

Deuteronomy 13:3
HEB: הַה֑וּא כִּ֣י מְנַסֶּ֞ה יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙
NAS: your God is testing you to find
KJV: your God proveth you, to know
INT: he for is testing the LORD your God

Deuteronomy 28:56
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־ נִסְּתָ֤ה כַף־ רַגְלָהּ֙
NAS: among you, who would not venture to set
KJV: and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set
INT: who not venture the sole of her foot

Deuteronomy 33:8
HEB: חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִסִּיתוֹ֙ בְּמַסָּ֔ה תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ
NAS: Whom You proved at Massah,
KJV: one, whom thou didst prove at Massah,
INT: your godly Whom proved Massah contended

Judges 2:22
HEB: לְמַ֛עַן נַסּ֥וֹת בָּ֖ם אֶת־
NAS: in order to test Israel
KJV: That through them I may prove Israel,
INT: order to test Israel will keep

Judges 3:1
HEB: הִנִּ֣יחַ יְהוָ֔ה לְנַסּ֥וֹת בָּ֖ם אֶת־
NAS: left, to test Israel
KJV: left, to prove Israel
INT: left the LORD to test Israel all

Judges 3:4
HEB: וַֽיִּהְי֕וּ לְנַסּ֥וֹת בָּ֖ם אֶת־
NAS: They were for testing Israel, to find
KJV: And they were to prove Israel
INT: were for testing Israel to find

Judges 6:39
HEB: אַ֣ךְ הַפָּ֑עַם אֲנַסֶּ֤ה נָּא־ רַק־
NAS: please let me make a test once more
KJV: but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once
INT: also once make please but

1 Samuel 17:39
HEB: כִּ֣י לֹֽא־ נִסָּה֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד
NAS: to walk, for he had not tested [them]. So David
KJV: to go; for he had not proved [it]. And David
INT: for had not tested said David

1 Samuel 17:39
HEB: כִּ֣י לֹ֣א נִסִּ֑יתִי וַיְסִרֵ֥ם דָּוִ֖ד
NAS: with these, for I have not tested [them]. And David
KJV: go with these; for I have not proved [them]. And David
INT: for have not tested took and David

1 Kings 10:1
HEB: יְהוָ֑ה וַתָּבֹ֥א לְנַסֹּת֖וֹ בְּחִידֽוֹת׃
NAS: she came to test him with difficult questions.
KJV: she came to prove him with hard questions.
INT: of the LORD came to test difficult

2 Chronicles 9:1
HEB: שְׁלֹמֹה֒ וַתָּב֣וֹא לְנַסּוֹת֩ אֶת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה
NAS: to Jerusalem to test Solomon
KJV: she came to prove Solomon
INT: of Solomon came to test Solomon difficult

2 Chronicles 32:31
HEB: עֲזָב֖וֹ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים לְנַ֨סּוֹת֔וֹ לָדַ֖עַת כָּל־
NAS: left him [alone only] to test him, that He might know
KJV: left him, to try him, that he might know
INT: left God test know all

Job 4:2
HEB: הֲנִסָּ֬ה דָבָ֣ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ
NAS: If one ventures a word
KJV: [If] we assay to commune
INT: ventures A word you

Psalm 26:2
HEB: בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה וְנַסֵּ֑נִי [צְרֹופָה כ]
NAS: me, O LORD, and try me; Test
KJV: me, O LORD, and prove me; try
INT: Examine LORD and try cast my mind

Psalm 78:18
HEB: וַיְנַסּוּ־ אֵ֥ל בִּלְבָבָ֑ם
NAS: And in their heart they put God
KJV: And they tempted God in their heart
INT: put God their heart

Psalm 78:41
HEB: וַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּ וַיְנַסּ֣וּ אֵ֑ל וּקְד֖וֹשׁ
NAS: Again and again they tempted God,
KJV: Yea, they turned back and tempted God,
INT: Again tempted God the Holy

Psalm 78:56
HEB: וַיְנַסּ֣וּ וַ֭יַּמְרוּ אֶת־
NAS: Yet they tempted and rebelled against
KJV: Yet they tempted and provoked
INT: tempted and rebelled God

Psalm 95:9
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִ֭סּוּנִי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּ֝חָנ֗וּנִי
NAS: your fathers tested Me, They tried
KJV: When your fathers tempted me, proved
INT: When tested your fathers tried

Psalm 106:14
HEB: תַ֭אֲוָה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיְנַסּוּ־ אֵ֝֗ל בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃
NAS: in the wilderness, And tempted God
KJV: in the wilderness, and tempted God
INT: intensely the wilderness and tempted God the desert

Ecclesiastes 2:1
HEB: לְכָה־ נָּ֛א אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּרְאֵ֣ה
NAS: now, I will test you with pleasure.
KJV: Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth,
INT: Come now will test pleasure enjoy

Ecclesiastes 7:23
HEB: כָּל־ זֹ֖ה נִסִּ֣יתִי בַֽחָכְמָ֑ה אָמַ֣רְתִּי
NAS: I tested all this
KJV: All this have I proved by wisdom:
INT: all this tested wisdom said

Isaiah 7:12
HEB: אֶשְׁאַ֥ל וְלֹֽא־ אֲנַסֶּ֖ה אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: nor will I test the LORD!
KJV: I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
INT: ask nor test the LORD

Daniel 1:12
HEB: נַס־ נָ֥א אֶת־
NAS: Please test your servants for ten
KJV: Prove thy servants,
INT: test Please your servants

Daniel 1:14
HEB: לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיְנַסֵּ֖ם יָמִ֥ים עֲשָׂרָֽה׃
NAS: matter and tested them for ten
KJV: to them in this matter, and proved them ten
INT: matter this and tested days ten