Word Study · Strong's H4533 · Hebrew
מַסְוֶה
masveh
mas-veh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: maçveh
“a veil”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a veil
Rendered in the KJV as
vail.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- הַמַּסְוֶ֖ה1
- הַמַּסְוֶה֙1
- מַסְוֶֽה׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- the veil2
- a veil1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular1
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- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsa · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 34:33מַסְוֶֽה׃masvehnoun · masculine singularWhen Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.here: a veil
- Exodus 34:34הַמַּסְוֶ֖הhamasvehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. And when he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded,here: the veil
- Exodus 34:35הַמַּסְוֶה֙hamasvehthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularand the Israelites would see that the face of Moses was radiant. So Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.here: the veil