מסע

Hebrew

Root
נ־ס־ע (n-s-ʿ)

Noun

מַסָּע • (masá) m (plural indefinite מַסָּעוֹת or מַסָּעִים, singular construct מַסַּע־, plural construct מַסְּעוֹת־ or מַסְּעֵי־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. journey, trip, voyage
    • Tanach, Numbers 33:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אֵלֶּה מַסְעֵי בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן׃
      'éle mas'éi v'nei-yisra'él 'ashér yats'ú me'érets mitsráyim l'tsiv'otám b'yad-moshé v'aharón.
      wəʾēlle masəʿē ḇənē-yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer yāṣəʿū mēʾéreṣ miṣráyim ləṣiḇəʾōṯām bəyaḏ-mōše wəʾahărōn.
      These are the stages of the children of Israel, by which they went forth out of the land of Egypt by their hosts under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
    • 2009, אביתר בנאי, אבא
      אבא, אני רוצה להיות בטוח בכל ליבי
      שלמסע הזה יהיה סוף טוב
      Father, I want to be certain with all my heart
      that this journey will have a happy ending
  2. (chess) move

Usage notes

  • The plural מַסָּעִים (with construct מַסְּעֵי) is the only plural used in the Bible, but today is limited to the chess sense.

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