מַ֝שָּׂ֗א
𐤌𐤔𐤀
masa
the oracle
from נָשָׂא; a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire; burden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.
H4853
Proverbs 31:1 · Word #4
Lexicon H4853
| Lemma | מַשָּׂא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤀 |
| Transliteration | massâʼ |
| Strong's | H4853 |
| In-context | the oracle |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4853-04
a lifted-burden
| Root | נשא (n-ś-ʾ) |
| Core Meanings | to lift, carry, bear, take up, raise |
| Semantic Range | burden, load, that which is carried; tribute; an imposed obligation; an utterance or oracle (especially prophetic pronouncement); a solemn declaration; song. |
| Conceptual Significance | In prophetic literature, מַשָּׂא often introduces an oracle—depicting the prophetic word as a weighty burden lifted up and borne by the prophet. The term thus bridges physical carrying with the spiritual weight of divine revelation, emphasizing both responsibility and gravity. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular noun (absolute or construct forms attested). Derived nominal form from the Qal root נשׂא, functioning concretely and figuratively. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from נשׂא (“to lift, carry, bear”) and denotes something that is lifted up or carried. Rendering it as "a lifted-burden" preserves the verbal idea of being borne or raised while reflecting the masculine singular noun form indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נשא (to lift, carry, bear, take up, raise)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4853-01 |
bemasa | in a burden-load |
H5375-01 |
benasei | in my lifting up |
H5375-02 |
biseet | in lifting up |
H5375-03 |
enase | I will be lifted up |
H5375-04 |
esa | I will lift up |
H5375-05 |
esaenu | I will lift him up |
H4853-02 |
hamasa | the lifted-burden |
H5387-01 |
hanasi | the lifted-up one |
H5387-02 |
hanesiim | the lifted-up ones |
H5375-06 |
hanesuim | the borne ones |
H5375-07 |
hanisaot | the lifted-up ones |
H5375-08 |
hanose | the one lifting up |
H5375-09 |
hanoseim | the bearers |
H5375-10 |
hayisa | Will he lift up? |
H5375-11 |
hinase | Lift up! |
H5377-01 |
hisheta | you (masculine) have caused to go astray |
H5377-02 |
hishiekha | he has caused you to go astray |
H5375-12 |
hitenase | he lifted himself up |
H5375-13 |
kineso | when lifting up |
H5387-03 |
lanasi | to the lifted-up one |
H5375-14 |
laset | to lift up / to bear |
H4853-03 |
lemasa | a lifted burden |
H5375-15 |
lemaseot | for liftings |
H5387-04 |
lenasi | for the lifted-up prince |
H5375-16 |
lenose | to a bearing-one (masculine singular) |
H4853-05 |
masaam | their burden-load |
H4853-06 |
masao | his carried-burden |
H4864-01 |
maseat | lifting-of |
H4864-02 |
maseet | a lifting-up |
H4864-03 |
maseot | liftings-up |
H4859-01 |
mashaot | burden-debts |
H5375-17 |
menaseim | those who lift up |
H4864-04 |
mimaseot | from the liftings-of |
H5375-18 |
mineso | from bearing |
H7613-01 |
miseeto | from his lifting-up |
H5375-19 |
nasa | he lifted up |
H5375-20 |
nasata | you have lifted up |
H5375-21 |
nasatah | you have lifted up |
H5375-22 |
nasati | I have lifted |
H5375-23 |
naseah | she lifted up |
H5375-24 |
naseu | they lifted up |
H5387-05 |
nasi | exalted one |
H5375-25 |
naso | lifting up |
H5375-26 |
nesa | you have lifted up |
H5375-27 |
nesaakha | he has lifted you up |
H5375-28 |
nesaateni | she lifted me |
H5375-29 |
nesah | Lift up! |
H5375-30 |
nesao | he lifted him up |
H5375-31 |
nesatani | you have borne me up |
H5375-32 |
nesatem | you all have lifted up |
H5375-33 |
nesatim | you have lifted them up |
H5387-06 |
nesi | exalted-one (masculine singular; in construct, "exalted-one of …") |
H5387-07 |
nesiay | my lifted-up ones |
H5387-08 |
nesiehem | their exalted ones |
H5387-09 |
nesiey | exalted ones of |
H5387-10 |
nesieyha | her lifted-up ones |
H5387-11 |
nesieyhem | their lifted-up ones |
H5387-12 |
nesiim | exalted ones |
H5375-34 |
neso | to lift up / to bear |
H5375-35 |
nesu | lifted-up (one) |
H5375-36 |
nesuy | lifted-of |
H5375-37 |
nisa | he was lifted up |
H5375-38 |
nisaah | she was lifted up |
H5375-39 |
nise | he was lifted up |
H5375-40 |
niseo | he lifted him up |
H5375-41 |
niset | she was lifted up |
H5375-42 |
nose | he who lifts up / bears |
H5375-43 |
noseet | bearing of |
H5375-44 |
noseey | bearers of |
H5375-45 |
noseim | the bearers |
H5375-46 |
noseot | female bearers |
H5375-47 |
noset | bearing (feminine singular) |
H5375-48 |
nshy | lifters-of (masculine plural construct); he lifted me |
H5375-49 |
sa | Lift up! |
H5375-50 |
saehu | Lift him up |
H5375-51 |
sauni | Lift me up |
H5375-52 |
seet | lifting-up |
H5375-53 |
seeti | he has lifted me up |
H5375-54 |
seeto | his lifting-up |
H5375-55 |
sei | Lift up (you, feminine singular)! |
H5375-56 |
seu | Lift up, you (masculine plural)! |
H5375-57 |
shy | Lift up (you, woman)! |
H5377-03 |
tashiu | you men will lead astray |
H5375-58 |
tinasenah | they (fem.) will be lifted up |
H5375-59 |
tinaseu | you (masculine plural) shall be lifted up |
H5375-60 |
tisa | you will lift up |
H5375-61 |
tisaem | she will lift them |
H5375-62 |
tisaeni | you lift me up |
H5375-63 |
tisau | you shall lift up |
H5375-64 |
tisaun | you men will lift up |
H5375-65 |
tisei | you (feminine) will lift up / bear |
H5375-66 |
tiseu | you all will lift up / bear |
H5375-67 |
tiseynah | you women will lift up / bear |
H5375-68 |
titenase | she will lift herself up |
H5375-69 |
titenaseu | you men lift yourselves up |
H4853-07 |
umasa | and Lifting-Burden |
|
unesa | and he lifted up and bore away |
H5375-70 |
unesaakha | and he has lifted you up |
H5375-71 |
unesao | and he lifted him up |
H5375-72 |
unesatani | and you have lifted me |
H5375-73 |
unesatem | and you lifted up |
H5375-74 |
unesaum | and they lifted them up |
H5387-13 |
unesi | and lifted-one of |
H5387-14 |
unesiey | and the exalted-ones of |
H5375-75 |
unesu | and lifted-up (one) of |
H5375-76 |
usei | and lift up! (you, feminine singular) |
H5375-77 |
uvehinase | and when being lifted up |
H5375-78 |
uvehinaseam | and in their being lifted up |
H5375-79 |
uviseet | and in lifting up |
H5375-80 |
vaesa | and I lifted up |
H5375-81 |
vatisa | and she lifted up |
H5375-82 |
vatisaehu | and she lifted him up |
H5375-83 |
vatisaeni | and she lifted me up |
H5375-84 |
vatisenah | and they lifted up |
H5375-85 |
vayenaseehu | and he lifted him up |
H5375-86 |
vayenaseem | and he lifted them up |
H5375-87 |
vayinase | and he was lifted up |
H5375-88 |
vayisa | and he lifted up |
H5375-89 |
vayisaeha | and he lifted her |
H5375-90 |
vayisaehu | and he lifted him up |
H5265-09 |
vayisaem | and he lifted them up |
H5375-91 |
vayisauhu | and they lifted him up |
H5375-92 |
vayisaum | and they lifted them up |
H5375-93 |
veesa | and I will lift up |
H5375-94 |
veesaenu | and I will lift him up |
H5387-15 |
vehanasi | and the lifted-up one |
H5387-16 |
vehanesiim | and the exalted ones |
H5375-95 |
vehanisaim | and the lifted-up ones |
H5375-96 |
vehanose | and the one who bears |
H5375-97 |
vehanoseim | and the bearers |
H5375-98 |
vehinaseu | and be lifted up, you men |
H5375-99 |
vehisiu | and they caused to lift up |
H5375-100 |
vehitenase | in lifting yourself up |
H5387-17 |
velanasi | and to the lifted-up one |
H5375-101 |
velaset | and to lift up |
H5375-102 |
venasa | and he lifted up |
H5375-103 |
venasata | and you shall lift up |
H5375-104 |
venasati | and I will lift up |
H5375-105 |
venaseem | and you have lifted them up |
H5375-106 |
venaseu | and they lifted up |
H5375-107 |
venasha | and he lifted up |
H5387-18 |
venasi | and a lifted-one |
H5375-108 |
venisa | and he was lifted up |
H5375-109 |
veniseu | and they were borne up |
H5375-110 |
venose | and bearing |
H5375-111 |
venoseim | and those bearing |
H5375-112 |
vesa | and you will lift up |
H5375-113 |
vetinase | and she will be lifted up |
H5375-114 |
vetisa | and you (masculine singular) will lift up |
H5375-115 |
vetisenah | and they will lift up |
H5375-116 |
veyisauhu | and they will lift him up |
H5377-04 |
yashi | he causes to stray |
H5377-05 |
yashiakha | he will cause you (masculine singular) to go astray |
H5377-06 |
yashiu | let them lead astray |
H5375-117 |
yenaseuhu | they will bear him up |
H5375-118 |
yinase | he will be lifted up |
H5375-119 |
yinaseu | they will be lifted up |
H5375-120 |
yinasu | they will be lifted up |
H5375-121 |
yisa | he will lift up |
H5375-122 |
yisaakha | he will lift you up |
H5375-123 |
yisaehu | he will lift him |
H5375-124 |
yisaenah | he will lift her up |
H5375-125 |
yisaeni | he will lift me up |
H5375-126 |
yisauhu | they will lift him up |
H5375-127 |
yisaum | they lift them up |
H5375-128 |
yisaunekha | they will lift you up |
H5375-129 |
yisaunu | they will lift us up |
H5375-130 |
yiseu | they shall lift up / they shall bear |
H5375-131 |
yitenasa | he lifts himself up |
Word Usage (65 occurrences of H4853)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 23:5 | מַשָּׂא֔/וֹ | masao | its burden |
| Numbers 4:15 | מַשָּׂ֥א | masa | burden |
| Numbers 4:19 | מַשָּׂאֽ/וֹ | masao | his burden |