מַסְוֶה maçveh

Meaning

a veil

In the King James Version: vail.

Derivation: apparently from an unused root meaning to cover;

Where it is used

• Exodus 34:33 When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.
• Exodus 34:34 But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. And when he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded,
• Exodus 34:35 and the Israelites would see that the face of Moses was radiant. So Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.