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In the biblical narrative, banners served as rallying points for tribes or groups, symbolizing unity and purpose.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, banners were significant in both military and religious settings. They were used to organize tribes during their wilderness journey and in battle formations. Banners often bore symbols or colors representing a tribe or a cause, serving as a visual representation of identity and allegiance. In a broader cultural context, banners were common in ancient Near Eastern societies for similar purposes.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5378.htm">nasha</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps deceptions<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ruins (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">מַשּׁוּאוֺת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine plural</b></font> <em>deceptions</em> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/74-3.htm">Psalm 74:3</a>, but meaning not suitable; read probably <font class="hebrew2">מְשׁוֺאוֺת</font>, see <font class="hebrew2">מְשׁוֺאָה</font> below <font class="hebrew2">שׁוא</font> (so Klo Now<sup>Hup</sup> Bae). <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>desolation, destruction <p>Or mashshu ah {mash-shoo-aw'}; for <a href="/hebrew/4875.htm">mshow'ah</a>; ruin -- desolation, destruction. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4875.htm">mshow'ah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹת לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃ למשאות למשואות׃ lə·maš·šu·’ō·wṯ lə·maš·šū·’ō·wṯ lemashshuot ləmaššu’ōwṯ ləmaššū’ōwṯ<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/psalms/73-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 73:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָ֑מוֹ הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם <b> לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/73.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou castedst them down <span class="itali">into destruction.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> set cast <span class="itali">destruction</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/74-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 74:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/74.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָרִ֣ימָה פְ֭עָמֶיךָ <b> לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹת </b> נֶ֑צַח כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/74.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> toward the perpetual <span class="itali">ruins;</span> The enemy<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/74.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto the perpetual <span class="itali">desolations;</span> [even] all [that] the enemy<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/74-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Turn your footsteps <span class="itali">ruins</span> the perpetual everything<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4876.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4876.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4876<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lemashshuot_4876.htm">lə·maš·šū·’ō·wṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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