נָסָה

nasah

na-SAH

to test, to prove, to try

Where it comes from

To assay metal — to find out what is actually in it. Not the same as tempting, which aims at failure. A test aims at showing what is true.

Genesis 22:1

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

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