mas.sa denotes a projectile, attested in imagery of light accompanying sneezing.

The single attestation places mas.sa, a masculine singular absolute noun, within Job 41:18’s imagery of sneezing that shines with light; the supplied translation does not isolate its specific contribution to the clause.

1. Projectile in vivid light imagery · dominant

   In Job 41:18, מַסָּ֣ע appears as a common masculine singular absolute noun in a verse describing sneezing and light. The APB renders the verse, “His sneezing shines with light,” but, as a whole-verse translation, it does not identify a separate English rendering for this noun.

   Job 41:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 41:18, the APB presents the surrounding image as “His sneezing shines with light.” It does not make the noun’s individual rendering clear.