Strongs Number: H4853
| Hebrew Word: | מַשָּׂא |
| Transliteration: | massâʼ |
| Phonetic: | mas-saw' |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a burden; specifically {tribute} or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively an {utterance} chiefly a {doom} especially singing; {mental} desire |
| BDB Definition: |
1. load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting a. load, burden b. lifting, uplifting, that to which the soul lifts itself up c. bearing, carrying d. tribute, that which is carried or brought or borne 2. utterance, oracle, burden n pr m (BDB) Massa = "burden" 3. a son of Ishmael |
| Origin: | From H5375 |
| Bible Usage: | {burden} carry {away} {prophecy} X-(idiom) they {set} {song} tribute. |