מַשְׂאֵת
masʼêth · mas-ayth'
properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess, or tribute; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5375 (נָשָׂא);
properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess, or tribute; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)
- properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame)
- figuratively, an utterance
- concretely, a beacon (as raised)
- a present (as taken), mess, or tribute
- figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to consume, to destroy › strength, the leader › the mark, the covenant sign
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy of strength, the leader of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַשְׂאֵת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
15 occurrences · 15 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the collection2 · 13%
- and sent messes1 · 7%
- mess1 · 7%
- flame1 · 7%
- but when the flame1 · 7%
- him a mess1 · 7%
- gifts1 · 7%
- and the lifting up1 · 7%
- a sign1 · 7%
- and a reward1 · 7%
- burdens1 · 7%
- of your oblations1 · 7%
- from him burdens1 · 7%
- of it was a burden1 · 7%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.