Word Study · Strong's H4539 · Hebrew
מָסָךְ
masak
maw-sawk'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mâçâk
“a cover, i.e. veil”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a cover, i.e. veil
Rendered in the KJV as
covering, curtain, hanging.
- 25occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- מָסַ֖ךְ4
- מָסַ֥ךְ3
- הַמָּסָךְ֙2
- הַמָּסָֽךְ׃2
- מָסָךְ֙2
- הַמָּסָ֔ךְ1
- הַמָּסָ֑ךְ1
- וְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְ1
- וּמָסַ֞ךְ1
- וּמָסַ֕ךְ1
- לְמָסָ֑ךְ1
- לַמָּסָ֗ךְ1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- [the] screen of10
- the screen5
- a screen3
- and [the] screen of2
- [the] covering of1
- and the screen1
- for the screen1
- the covering1
- to a covering1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)11
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular6
- noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 11
- HTd/Ncmsa · 6
- HNcmsa · 3
- HC/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus16 occurrences
- Exodus 26:36מָסָךְ֙masokhnoun · masculine singularFor the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.here: a screen
- Exodus 26:37לַמָּסָ֗ךְlamasakhpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularMake five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them.here: for the screen
- Exodus 27:16מָסָ֣ךְ׀masakhnoun · masculine singularThe gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.here: a screen
- Exodus 35:12הַמָּסָֽךְ׃hamasakhthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthe ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;here: the screen
- Exodus 35:15מָסַ֥ךְmasakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;here: [the] screen of
- Exodus 35:17מָסַ֖ךְmasakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;here: [the] screen of
- Exodus 36:37מָסָךְ֙masokhnoun · masculine singularFor the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen,here: a screen
- Exodus 38:18וּמָסַ֞ךְumasakhconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,here: and [the] screen of
- Exodus 39:34הַמָּסָֽךְ׃hamasakhthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthe covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the veil of the covering;here: the screen
- Exodus 39:38מָסַ֖ךְmasakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;here: [the] screen of
- Exodus 39:40הַמָּסָךְ֙hamasokhthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularthe curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;here: the screen
- Exodus 40:5מָסַ֥ךְmasakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.here: [the] screen of
- Exodus 40:8מָסַ֖ךְmasakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.here: [the] screen of
- Exodus 40:21הַמָּסָ֔ךְhamasakhthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.here: the screen
- Exodus 40:28מָסַ֥ךְmasakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.here: [the] screen of
- Exodus 40:33מָסַ֖ךְmasakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.here: [the] screen of
Numbers6 occurrences
- Numbers 3:25וּמָסַ֕ךְumasakhconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,here: and [the] screen of
- Numbers 3:26מָסַךְ֙masakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.here: [the] screen of
- Numbers 3:31וְהַ֨מָּסָ֔ךְvehamasakhconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularTheir duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.here: and the screen
- Numbers 4:5הַמָּסָ֑ךְhamasakhthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.here: the screen
- Numbers 4:25מָסַ֔ךְmasakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,here: [the] screen of
- Numbers 4:26מָסַ֣ךְ׀masakhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.here: [the] screen of