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It conveys a sense of uncertainty or blindness, both physically and metaphorically. The term is used to describe actions where tactile exploration is necessary due to a lack of sight or understanding.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, darkness was often associated with chaos and danger, as artificial lighting was limited. The act of groping or feeling one's way in the dark was a common experience, symbolizing a lack of direction or clarity. This imagery is used in the Bible to depict spiritual blindness or a lack of divine guidance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to feel, grope<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>feel (1), felt (2), felt through (2), grope (3), gropes (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מָשַׁשׁ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>feel, grope</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em> Pi`el; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb060601.gif"> <em>feel</em>; Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb060602.gif"> Di<sup>166</sup>; Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb060603.gif">, <font class="hebrew2">מְשַׁשׁ</font> Pa`el, Palpel — see also <font class="hebrew2">ימשׁ</font>, II. <font class="hebrew2">מושׁ</font>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">יְמֻשֵּׁנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-12.htm">Genesis 27:12</a> perhaps my father <em>will feel me</em>; <font class="hebrew2">וַיְמֻשֵּׁהוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-22.htm">Genesis 27:22</a> <em>and he felt of him</em> (both J). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>2masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">מִשַּׁשְׁתָּ</font>; <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">יְמַשֵּׁשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a>, <font class="hebrew2">וַיְמַשֵּׁשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/31-34.htm">Genesis 31:34</a>; 3masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">יִמַשְׁשׁוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/5-4.htm">Job 5:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מְמַשֵּׁשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a>; — <em>feel over</em> or <em>through, grope:</em> — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">לָבָּן אֶתכָּֿלהָֿאֹהֶל</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וַיְמ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/31-24.htm">Genesis 31:24</a> <em>and Laban felt through the whole tent</em> (i.e. searched it); so (object <font class="hebrew2">כֵּלַי</font>) <a href="/interlinear/genesis/31-37.htm">Genesis 31:37</a> <em>thou hast felt through</em> all my possessions (or baggage; both E). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>grope</em>, of blind <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29</a>b (in simile), periphrase conjectural, <font class="hebrew2">וְהָיִיתָ</font> <font class="hebrew2">מְמַשֵּׁשׁ</font>Deuteronomy 28:29 a <em>and thou shalt become one that gropes</em> at noonday (figurative of judicial blindness); compare <a href="/interlinear/job/5-14.htm">Job 5:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/12-25.htm">Job 12:25</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וְיָמֵשׁ חשֶׁךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21</a> <em>that one may feel</em> (the) <em>darkness</em>; read also <em>Imperative</em> suffix <font class="hebrew2">הֲמִשֵׁנִי</font> (for <font class="hebrew2">והימשׁני</font>, see <font class="hebrew2">ימשׁ</font>, p. 413 above) <a href="/interlinear/judges/16-26.htm">Judges 16:26</a> <em>and let me touch</em> the pillars (2 accusative) <p><font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁתֶּה</font> see <font class="hebrew2">שׁתה</font>. <font class="hebrew2">מֵת</font> see <font class="hebrew2">מות</font>. p 559,1059<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>feel, grope, search <p>A primitive root; to feel of; by implication, to grope -- feel, grope, search. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְיָמֵ֖שׁ וַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁ וַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּ וימש וימשהו וימשש יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ יְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁ יְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ ימשני ימשש ימששו ימששו־ מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ מִשַּׁ֣שְׁתָּ ממשש מששת mə·maš·šêš memashShesh məmaššêš miš·šaš·tā mishShashta miššaštā vaymashShesh vaymushShehu veyaMesh way·maš·šêš way·muš·šê·hū waymaššêš waymuššêhū wə·yā·mêš wəyāmêš yə·maš·šêš yə·maš·šū yə·maš·šū- yə·muš·šê·nî yemashShesh yemashShu yəmaššêš yəmaššū yəmaššū- yemushSheni yəmuššênî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/27-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 27:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אוּלַ֤י <b> יְמֻשֵּׁ֙נִי֙ </b> אָבִ֔י וְהָיִ֥יתִי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> my father <span class="itali">will feel</span> me, then I will be as a deceiver<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> My father <span class="itali">peradventure will feel</span> me, and I shall seem<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Perhaps <span class="itali">will feel</span> my father become<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/27-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 27:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִצְחָ֥ק אָבִ֖יו <b> וַיְמֻשֵּׁ֑הוּ </b> וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַקֹּל֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his father, <span class="itali">and he felt</span> him and said,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his father; <span class="itali">and he felt</span> him, and said,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Isaac his father <span class="itali">felt</span> and said the voice<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/31-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 31:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם <b> וַיְמַשֵּׁ֥שׁ </b> לָבָ֛ן אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on them. And Laban <span class="itali">felt through</span> all<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon them. And Laban <span class="itali">searched</span> all the tent,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/31-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sat and <span class="itali">felt</span> and Laban all<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/31-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 31:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כִּֽי־ <b> מִשַּׁ֣שְׁתָּ </b> אֶת־ כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Though <span class="itali">you have felt through</span> all<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Whereas <span class="itali">thou hast searched</span> all my stuff,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/31-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Though <span class="itali">have felt</span> all my goods<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/10-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 10:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם <b> וְיָמֵ֖שׁ </b> חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> even a darkness <span class="itali">which may be felt.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> even darkness <span class="itali">[which] may be felt.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/10-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the land of Egypt <span class="itali">may be felt</span> A darkness<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/28-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 28:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְהָיִ֜יתָ <b> מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ </b> בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and you will grope</span> at noon,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And thou shalt grope</span> at noonday,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become <span class="itali">will grope</span> noon after<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/28-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 28:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר <b> יְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁ </b> הָעִוֵּר֙ בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> as the blind man <span class="itali">gropes</span> in darkness,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as the blind <span class="itali">gropeth</span> in darkness,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> noon after <span class="itali">gropes</span> as the blind darkness<p><b><a href="/text/job/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 5:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה <b> יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ </b> בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with darkness, <span class="itali">And grope</span> at noon<br><a href="/kjvs/job/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the daytime, <span class="itali">and grope</span> in the noonday<br><a href="/interlinear/job/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> darkness the night <span class="itali">and grope</span> noon<p><b><a href="/text/job/12-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 12:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ </b> חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">They grope</span> in darkness with no<br><a href="/kjvs/job/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">They grope</span> in the dark without light,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/12-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">grope</span> darkness no<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4959.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4959.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4959<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/memashshesh_4959.htm">mə·maš·šêš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mishshashta_4959.htm">miš·šaš·tā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaymashshesh_4959.htm">way·maš·šêš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaymushshehu_4959.htm">way·muš·šê·hū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veyamesh_4959.htm">wə·yā·mêš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yemashshesh_4959.htm">yə·maš·šêš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yemashshu_4959.htm">yə·maš·šū — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yemushsheni_4959.htm">yə·muš·šê·nî — 1 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