4853. massa'

Strong's Concordance

massa': burden

Original Word: מַשָּׂא
Part of Speech: noun masculine; noun masculine
Transliteration: massa'
Phonetic Spelling: (mas-saw')
Definition: a load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. מַשָּׂא noun masculine^{Psalm 38:5} load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute; — ׳מ absolute Nehemiah 13:19 +; construct 2 Kings 5:17 +; suffix מַשָּׂאוֺ Exodus 23:5 2t.; מַשַּׂאֲכֶם Deuteronomy 1:12; מַשָּׂאָם Numbers 4:27 2t.; —

1 load, burden of ass Exodus 23:5 (E), mules 2 Kings 5:17, camels 2 Kings 8:9, compare Isaiah 46:1,2; hanging on a peg Isaiah 22:25 (figurative); forbidden on Sabbath Jeremiah 17:21,22,24,27; Nehemiah 13:15,19; figurative of people as burden Numbers 11:11,17 (JE), Deuteronomy 1:12, compare עַלֿ ׳הָיָה לְמ 2 Samuel 15:33; 2 Samuel 19:36 (אֶלֿ), also וָאֶהְיֶה עָלַי לְמַשָּׂא Job 7:20; of iniquities Psalm 38:5. — Hosea 8:10 read מְשֹׁחַ, so ᵐ5 We Now GASm.

2 verbal noun, lifting, uplifting, only נַפְשָׁם ׳מ Ezekiel 24:25 the uplifting of their soul, i.e. that to which they lift up their soul, their heart's desire.

3 verbal noun, bearing, carrying, Numbers 4:24 (+ לַעֲבֹד), 2 Chronicles 20:25; 35:3 (בַּכָּתֵף), so probably 1 Chronicles 15:22 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 15:27 (compare Be Kau; > singing, uplifting of voice, e.g. Öttli); especially of responsibility and duty of bearing sacred vessels (often "" עֲבֹדָה, מְּקֻדָּה) Numbers 4:15,19,27 (twice in verse); Numbers 4:49, ׳עֲבֹדַת מ Numbers 4:47, ׳מִשְׁמֶרֶת מ Numbers 4:31; Numbers 4:32.

4 perhaps what is carried, brought, i.e. tribute ׳כֶּסֶף מ2Chronicles 17:11 silver as tribute (+ מִנְחָה; compare נשׂא

Qal; others, silver by the load i.e. in great quantity). — I. מַשָּׂא see above.

III. מַשָּׂא noun masculine^{Isaiah 14:28} utterance, oracle (compare נשׂא 1b (6); Gf^{Jeremiah 23:33}); — ׳מ absolute Isaiah 14:28 +; usually construct Isaiah 13:1 +; — of prophetic utterance: 2 Kings 9:25; Isaiah 14:28; Ezekiel 12:10; 2Chronicles 24:27 (with עַל); בָבֶל ׳מ Isaiah 13:1, מוֺאָב ׳מ Isaiah 15:1, compare Isaiah 17:1; Isaiah 19:1; Isaiah 21:1,11; Isaiah 22:1; Isaiah 23:1; Isaiah 30:6; Nahum 1:1; בערב ׳מ Isaiah 21:13 is later insert (Di); ׳מ = revelation, אֲשֶׁר חָזָה חֲבַקּוּק הַנָּבִיא ׳הַמּ Habakkuk 1:1; ׳י ׳מ utterance of ׳י Jeremiah 23:33,34,36,38 (3 t. in verse) (compare 2 Kings 9:25), see also 2 Kings 9:33 b (read אַתֶּם הַמַּשָּׂא), with word-play, — followed by וְנָטַשְׁתִּי 2 Kings 9:36 b; ׳דְבַר י ׳מ Zechariah 9:1 (+ בארץ), Zechariah 12:1 (+ עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵל), Malachi 1:1 (+ ׳אֶליִֿשׂ). — Proverbs 31:1 see I. מַשָּׂא, p. 601 above; in Proverbs 30:1 read מִמַּשָּׂא from Massa (Mühlau, De), or הַמַּשָּׂאִי (Wild), which however is perhaps not original, but borrowed from Proverbs 31:1 (compare Wild^{on the passage} Frankenb^{Spr. p. 5}; corrupt name of Agur's home or tribe, Kau).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

burden, carry away, prophecy, they set, song, tribute

From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire -- burden, carry away, prophecy, X they set, song, tribute.

see HEBREW nasa'

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמַשָּׂ֑א בְּמַשָּׂ֣א בַּמַּשָּׂ֔א במשא הַמַּ֫שָּׂ֥א הַמַּשָּׂ֖א הַמַּשָּׂ֗א הַמַּשָּׂ֣א הַמַּשָּׂ֤א הַמַּשָּׂ֥א הַמַּשָּׂא֙ המשא וּלְמַשָּֽׂא׃ וּמַֽשַּׂאֲכֶ֖ם וּמַשָּׂ֥א ולמשא׃ ומשא ומשאכם כְּמַשָּׂ֥א כמשא לְמַשָּֽׂא׃ לְמַשָּׂ֔א למשא למשא׃ מִמַּשָּׂ֖א מַ֝שָּׂ֗א מַשָּׂ֑א מַשָּׂ֔א מַשָּׂ֖א מַשָּׂ֗א מַשָּׂ֛א מַשָּׂ֣א מַשָּׂ֤א מַשָּׂ֥א מַשָּׂא֑וֹ מַשָּׂא֔וֹ מַשָּׂא֙ מַשָּׂאָ֔ם מַשָּׂאָֽם׃ מַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃ ממשא משא משאו משאו׃ משאם משאם׃ bam·maś·śā bammasSa bammaśśā bə·maś·śā bemasSa bəmaśśā ham·maś·śā hammasSa hammaśśā kə·maś·śā kemasSa kəmaśśā lə·maś·śā lemasSa ləmaśśā maś·śā maś·śā·’ām maś·śā·’ōw masSa maśśā maśśā’ām maśśā’ōw massaAm massaO mim·maś·śā mimasSa mimmaśśā ū·lə·maś·śā ū·maś·śā ū·maś·śa·’ă·ḵem ulemasSa ūləmaśśā umasSa ūmaśśā ūmaśśa’ăḵem umassaaChem

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 23:5
HEB: רֹבֵץ֙ תַּ֣חַת מַשָּׂא֔וֹ וְחָדַלְתָּ֖ מֵעֲזֹ֣ב
NAS: [helpless] under its load, you shall refrain
KJV: thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear
INT: lying under load shall refrain leaving

Numbers 4:15
HEB: וָמֵ֑תוּ אֵ֛לֶּה מַשָּׂ֥א בְנֵֽי־ קְהָ֖ת
NAS: These are the things in the tent
KJV: lest they die. These [things are] the burden of the sons
INT: and die These are the things the sons of Kohath

Numbers 4:19
HEB: עֲבֹדָת֖וֹ וְאֶל־ מַשָּׂאֽוֹ׃
NAS: of them to his work and to his load;
KJV: one to his service and to his burden:
INT: to his work and to his load

Numbers 4:24
HEB: הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י לַעֲבֹ֖ד וּלְמַשָּֽׂא׃
NAS: in serving and in carrying:
KJV: to serve, and for burdens:
INT: of the Gershonites serving carrying

Numbers 4:27
HEB: הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔י לְכָל־ מַשָּׂאָ֔ם וּלְכֹ֖ל עֲבֹדָתָ֑ם
NAS: in all their loads and in all
KJV: of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service:
INT: of the Gershonites all their loads all their work

Numbers 4:27
HEB: אֵ֖ת כָּל־ מַשָּׂאָֽם׃
NAS: to them as a duty all their loads.
KJV: unto them in charge all their burdens.
INT: A duty all their loads

Numbers 4:31
HEB: וְזֹאת֙ מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת מַשָּׂאָ֔ם לְכָל־ עֲבֹדָתָ֖ם
NAS: is the duty of their loads, for all
KJV: And this [is] the charge of their burden, according to all their service
INT: likewise is the duty of their loads for all their service

Numbers 4:32
HEB: כְּלֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת מַשָּׂאָֽם׃
NAS: the items he is to carry.
KJV: of the charge of their burden.
INT: the items of the charge carry

Numbers 4:47
HEB: עֲבֹדָ֛ה וַעֲבֹדַ֥ת מַשָּׂ֖א בְּאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
NAS: and the work of carrying in the tent
KJV: and the service of the burden in the tabernacle
INT: and the work of service of carrying the tent of meeting

Numbers 4:49
HEB: עֲבֹדָת֖וֹ וְעַל־ מַשָּׂא֑וֹ וּפְקֻדָ֕יו אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: by his serving or carrying; thus [these were] his numbered
KJV: according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered
INT: his serving According carrying his numbered just

Numbers 11:11
HEB: לָשׂ֗וּם אֶת־ מַשָּׂ֛א כָּל־ הָעָ֥ם
NAS: that You have laid the burden of all
KJV: that thou layest the burden of all this people
INT: your sight you have laid the burden of all people

Numbers 11:17
HEB: וְנָשְׂא֤וּ אִתְּךָ֙ בְּמַשָּׂ֣א הָעָ֔ם וְלֹא־
NAS: [Him] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people
KJV: [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people
INT: shall bear for the burden of the people you will not

Deuteronomy 1:12
HEB: לְבַדִּ֑י טָרְחֲכֶ֥ם וּמַֽשַּׂאֲכֶ֖ם וְרִֽיבְכֶֽם׃
NAS: the load and burden of you and your strife?
KJV: your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
INT: alone the load and burden adversary

2 Samuel 15:33
HEB: וְהָיִ֥תָ עָלַ֖י לְמַשָּֽׂא׃
NAS: you pass over with me, then you will be a burden to me.
KJV: If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
INT: become with burden

2 Samuel 19:35
HEB: עַבְדְּךָ֥ עוֹד֙ לְמַשָּׂ֔א אֶל־ אֲדֹנִ֖י
NAS: be an added burden to my lord
KJV: wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord
INT: your servant be an added burden to my lord

2 Kings 5:17
HEB: נָ֣א לְעַבְדְּךָ֔ מַשָּׂ֥א צֶֽמֶד־ פְּרָדִ֖ים
NAS: mules' load of earth;
KJV: mules' burden of earth?
INT: please your servant load two mules'

2 Kings 8:9
HEB: ט֣וּב דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק מַשָּׂ֖א אַרְבָּעִ֣ים גָּמָ֑ל
NAS: camels' loads; and he came
KJV: camels' burden, and came
INT: of good of Damascus loads forty camels'

2 Kings 9:25
HEB: עָלָ֔יו אֶת־ הַמַּשָּׂ֖א הַזֶּֽה׃
NAS: laid this oracle against him:
KJV: the LORD laid this burden upon him;
INT: laid against oracle this

1 Chronicles 15:22
HEB: שַֽׂר־ הַלְוִיִּ֖ם בְּמַשָּׂ֑א יָסֹר֙ בַּמַּשָּׂ֔א
NAS: of the Levites, was [in charge of] the singing; he gave instruction
KJV: of the Levites, [was] for song: he instructed
INT: chief of the Levites the singing gave singing

1 Chronicles 15:22
HEB: בְּמַשָּׂ֑א יָסֹר֙ בַּמַּשָּׂ֔א כִּ֥י מֵבִ֖ין
NAS: he gave instruction in singing because
KJV: he instructed about the song, because he [was] skilful.
INT: the singing gave singing because was skillful

1 Chronicles 15:27
HEB: וּכְנַנְיָ֛ה הַשַּׂ֥ר הַמַּשָּׂ֖א הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑ים וְעַל־
NAS: the leader of the singing [with] the singers.
KJV: the master of the song with the singers:
INT: and Chenaniah the leader of the singing the singers wore

2 Chronicles 17:11
HEB: מִנְחָ֖ה וְכֶ֣סֶף מַשָּׂ֑א גַּ֣ם הָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗ים
NAS: and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat;
KJV: presents, and tribute silver;
INT: presents silver and tribute again and the Arabians

2 Chronicles 20:25
HEB: לָהֶ֖ם לְאֵ֣ין מַשָּׂ֑א וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ יָמִ֧ים
NAS: for themselves, more than they could carry. And they were three
KJV: for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three
INT: took than carry become days

2 Chronicles 24:27
HEB: (יִ֧רֶ֞ב ק) הַמַּשָּׂ֣א עָלָ֗יו וִיסוֹד֙
NAS: and the many oracles against
KJV: and the greatness of the burdens [laid] upon him, and the repairing
INT: to his sons abundance oracles against and the repairing

2 Chronicles 35:3
HEB: אֵין־ לָכֶ֥ם מַשָּׂ֖א בַּכָּתֵ֑ף עַתָּ֗ה
NAS: built; it will be a burden on [your] shoulders
KJV: did build; [it shall] not [be] a burden upon [your] shoulders:
INT: of Israel no burden on shoulders Now

65 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4853
65 Occurrences

bam·maś·śā — 1 Occ.
bə·maś·śā — 2 Occ.
ham·maś·śā — 9 Occ.
kə·maś·śā — 1 Occ.
lə·maś·śā — 3 Occ.
maś·śā — 38 Occ.
maś·śā·’ām — 4 Occ.
maś·śā·’ōw — 3 Occ.
mim·maś·śā — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·maś·śā — 1 Occ.
ū·maś·śā — 1 Occ.
ū·maś·śa·’ă·ḵem — 1 Occ.