- Original: מסּה - Transliteration: Maccah - Phonetic: mas-saw' - Definition: Massah = temptation 1. the place in the wilderness where the Israelites tested Jehovah a. also 'Meribah' - Origin: the same as H4531 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: the same as H4531 ; Massah a place in the Desert: - Massah. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • Massah, 4 Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 6:16; Deuteronomy 9:22; Deuteronomy 33:8