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Lexicon :: Strong's H4864 - maśśᵊ'ēṯ

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מַשְּׂאֵת
Transliteration
maśśᵊ'ēṯ
Pronunciation
mas-ayth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1421h

Strong’s Definitions

מַשְׂאֵת masʼêth, mas-ayth'; from H5375; 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):—burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H4864 in the following manner: burden (3x), mess (3x), collection (2x), flame (2x), gifts (1x), oblations (1x), reward (1x), sign (1x), lifting up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H4864 in the following manner: burden (3x), mess (3x), collection (2x), flame (2x), gifts (1x), oblations (1x), reward (1x), sign (1x), lifting up (1x).

  1. uprising, utterance, burden, portion, uplifting

    1. that which rises, uprising, uplifting, signal, rising

    2. utterance, oracle

    3. burden

    4. portion, present, largesse, gift, contribution, offering, tribute

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַשְׂאֵת masʼêth, mas-ayth'; from H5375; 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):—burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.
STRONGS H4864: Abbreviations
† מַשְׂאֵת noun feminine uprising, utterance, burden, portion (on formation compare Ol§ 109 a Sta§ 272 b Köii. 1, 183; Phoenician (Pun) has משאת = payment, tax see Lzb326); — absolute מ׳ Judges 20:40 +; construct מַשְׂאַת Genesis 43:34 +; plural absolute מַשְׂאֹת Genesis 43:34, + (probably) מַשְׂאוֺת Lamentations 2:14 (see below); construct מַשְׂאֹת Genesis 43:34; —
1. that which rises, uprising, uplifting:
a. הֶעָשָׁן מ׳ Judges 20:38 uprising of smoke, compare (הֶע׳ omitted) Judges 20:40.
b. in general = signal Jeremiah 6:1 (= נֵס Gf.).
c. uplifting of hands (כַּפַּי) in prayer Psalm 141:2 (|| תְּפִלָּה).
2. utterance, oracle (= III. מַשָּׂא), Lamentations 2:14 (Bu Löhr).
3. burden Zephaniah 3:18 (of reproach, figurative).
4.
a. portion (carried to some one), especially from table of king or superior, Genesis 43:34 (3 times in verse) (J; on custom see Di and references), 2 Samuel 11:8; so read perhaps also 2 Samuel 19:43 (for MT נִשֵּׂאת) Gr HPS.
b. perhaps also more generally, present, largess from a superior Jeremiah 40:5 (+ אֲרֻחָה food-allowance), Esther 2:18 (כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ).
c. exacted or enforced gift, from inferior, בַּר מ׳ Amos 5:11 (compare Phoenician above; see also מנחה).
d. sacred contribution, tax משֶׁה מ׳ (י׳) עֶבֶד 2 Chronicles 24:6, 9.
e. offering to י׳ Ezekiel 20:40.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:34; 43:34; 43:34; 43:34

Judges

20:38; 20:40; 20:40

2 Samuel

11:8; 19:43

2 Chronicles

24:6; 24:9

Esther

2:18

Psalms

141:2

Jeremiah

6:1; 40:5

Lamentations

2:14; 2:14

Ezekiel

20:40

Amos

5:11

Zephaniah

3:18

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Strong's Number H4864 matches the Hebrew מַשְּׂאֵת (maśśᵊ'ēṯ),
which occurs 16 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 - And Joseph filled their plates with food from his own table, giving Benjamin five times as much as he gave the others. So they feasted and drank freely with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:38 - They had arranged to send up a large cloud of smoke from the town as a signal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:40 - But when the warriors of Benjamin looked behind them and saw the smoke rising into the sky from every part of the town,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:8 - Then he told Uriah, “Go on home and relax.[fn]” David even sent a gift to Uriah after he had left the palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:6 - So the king called for Jehoiada the high priest and asked him, “Why haven’t you demanded that the Levites go out and collect the Temple taxes from the towns of Judah and from Jerusalem? Moses, the servant of the LORD, levied this tax on the community of Israel in order to maintain the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:9 - Then a proclamation was sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem, telling the people to bring to the LORD the tax that Moses, the servant of God, had required of the Israelites in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:18 - To celebrate the occasion, he gave a great banquet in Esther’s honor for all his nobles and officials, declaring a public holiday for the provinces and giving generous gifts to everyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:2 - Accept my prayer as incense offered to you,
and my upraised hands as an evening offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:1 - “Run for your lives, you people of Benjamin!
Get out of Jerusalem!
Sound the alarm in Tekoa!
Send up a signal at Beth-hakkerem!
A powerful army is coming from the north,
coming with disaster and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - If you decide to stay, then return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. He has been appointed governor of Judah by the king of Babylon. Stay there with the people he rules. But it’s up to you; go wherever you like.”
Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, gave Jeremiah some food and money and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - Your prophets have said
so many foolish things, false to the core.
They did not save you from exile
by pointing out your sins.
Instead, they painted false pictures,
filling you with false hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:40 - For on my holy mountain, the great mountain of Israel, says the Sovereign LORD, the people of Israel will someday worship me, and I will accept them. There I will require that you bring me all your offerings and choice gifts and sacrifices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:11 - You trample the poor,
stealing their grain through taxes and unfair rent.
Therefore, though you build beautiful stone houses,
you will never live in them.
Though you plant lush vineyards,
you will never drink wine from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:18 - “I will gather you who mourn for the appointed festivals;
you will be disgraced no more.[fn]
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