מַשָּׂא

mas.saNoun (Masculine)H4853

burden

From: from H5375 (נָשָׂא);

Short Definition

a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting 1a) load, burden 1b) lifting, uplifting, that to which the soul lifts itself up 1c) bearing, carrying 1d) tribute, that which is carried or brought or borne

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

58 times

Appears 58 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
14
Numbers
10
Jeremiah
8
2 Chronicles
4
2 Kings
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 15:22
  • Exodus 23:5
  • Isaiah 21:11
  • Jeremiah 17:27
  • Numbers 11:11

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.