מַשָּׂא massa
Hebrew word for “burden” · Strong’s H4853 · used 66 times in 60 verses
Meaning
1) load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting;
Senses in the lexicon
- burden (38)
- oracle (28)
How it is translated
Glosses given for massa in context, with how often each is used:
- burden 25
- oracle 21
- load 7
- carrying 7
- lifting up 3
- like a burden 1
- uplifting 1
- oracles 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 14 | 0.8 | |
| Jeremiah | 12 | 0.5 | |
| Numbers | 11 | 0.7 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Kings | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 3 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Nehemiah | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Proverbs | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Ezekiel | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Zechariah | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 8 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 4 (8), Jeremiah 17 (4), Jeremiah 23 (4), Isaiah 21 (3), Numbers 11 (2), 1 Chronicles 15 (2), Nehemiah 13 (2), Isaiah 22 (2), Isaiah 46 (2), Exodus 23 (1)
Forms
- משׂא 38
- המשׂא 9
- משׂאם 4
- משׂאו 3
- במשׂא 3
- למשׂא 3
- ולמשׂא 1
- ומשׂאכם 1
- כמשׂא 1
- ממשׂא 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with massa more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עֲבֹדָה avodah “service” 7
- שַׁבָּת shabbat “Sabbath” 6
- נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 8
- זֶה zeh “this” 7
- מָה mah “what?” 6
- נְאֻם neum “utterance” 5
- דָּבָר davar “word” 7
- אִם im “if” 6
- דַּמֶּשֶׂק dammeseq “Damascus” 3
- קָרַס qaras “to stoop” 2
- חָזָה chazah “to see” 3
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 5
Key verses
The verses using massa that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 4:15 — And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the…
- Numbers 11:17 — And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of…
- Nehemiah 13:15 — In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all…
- Isaiah 13:1 — The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
- Isaiah 15:1 — The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to…
- Isaiah 19:1 — The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the…
- Isaiah 22:1 — The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
- Isaiah 23:1 — The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to…
- Isaiah 46:1 — Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
- Jeremiah 17:27 — But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then…
- Lamentations 2:14 — Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false…
- Zechariah 12:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the…
See all 60 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.