מַשָּׂא (massâʼ) — Burden
Hebrew word study: מַשָּׂא (massâʼ), Strong's H4853. a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire
KJV translation words: burden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.
Strong's H4853 is tagged on 66 words in 60 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 23:5 and last appears in Malachi 1:1.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 60)
- Exodus 23:5 — מַשָּׂאוֹ — load its
- Numbers 4:15 — מַשָּׂא — are the burden of
- Numbers 4:19 — מַשָּׂאוֹ — burden his
- Numbers 4:24 — וּלְמַשָּׂא — and for carrying
- Numbers 4:27 — מַשָּׂאָם — carrying their
- Numbers 4:31 — מַשָּׂאָם — carrying their
- Numbers 4:32 — מַשָּׂאָם — carrying their
- Numbers 4:47 — מַשָּׂא — carrying
- Numbers 4:49 — מַשָּׂאוֹ — burden his
- Numbers 11:11 — מַשָּׂא — the burden of
- Numbers 11:17 — בְּמַשָּׂא — in the burden of
- Deuteronomy 1:12 — וּמַשַּׂאֲכֶם — and burden your
- 2 Samuel 15:33 — לְמַשָּׂא — into a burden
- 2 Samuel 19:35 — לְמַשָּׂא — into a burden
- 2 Kings 5:17 — מַשָּׂא — the load of
- 2 Kings 8:9 — מַשָּׂא — the load of
- 2 Kings 9:25 — הַמַּשָּׂא — the oracle
- 1 Chronicles 15:22 — בְּמַשָּׂא — in a lifting up
- 1 Chronicles 15:27 — הַמַּשָּׂא — the lifting up
- 2 Chronicles 17:11 — מַשָּׂא — a load
- 2 Chronicles 20:25 — מַשָּׂא — was carrying
- 2 Chronicles 24:27 — הַמַּשָּׂא — the oracle
- 2 Chronicles 35:3 — מַשָּׂא — a burden
- Nehemiah 13:15 — מַשָּׂא — load
- Nehemiah 13:19 — מַשָּׂא — a load
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H5375 נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4854 מַשָּׂא (Massâʼ).
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What does massâʼ (H4853) mean?
A burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire.
How is H4853 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4853 as: burden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute..
How often does מַשָּׂא (massâʼ) appear?
Strong's H4853 is tagged on 66 words in 60 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 23:5 and last appears in Malachi 1:1.
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