In the Ottoman era there was a village here called "Mes'ha". In 1596 the village appeared under the name of "Masha" in the tax registers as part of the "nahiya" (subdistrict) of Tabariyya in the "Sanjak" (district) of Safad. It was noted as "hali"(=empty), but a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural product was paid. These products included wheat, barley and cotton; the taxes totalled 3,300 akçe. In 1799 it appeared as "Mechi" on the map Pierre Jacotin compiled that year.