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Lexicon :: Strong's H6006 - ʿāmas

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עָמַס
Transliteration
ʿāmas
Pronunciation
aw-mas'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1643

Strong’s Definitions

עָמַס ʻâmaç, aw-mas'; or עָמַשׂ ʻâmas; a primitive root; to load, i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction):—be borne, (heavy) burden (self), lade, load, put.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H6006 in the following manner: lade (4x), load (2x), put (1x), borne (1x), burden (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H6006 in the following manner: lade (4x), load (2x), put (1x), borne (1x), burden (1x).

  1. to load, carry, carry a load

    1. (Qal)

      1. to load

      2. to carry a load

    2. (Hiphil) to lay a load on

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָמַס ʻâmaç, aw-mas'; or עָמַשׂ ʻâmas; a primitive root; to load, i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction):—be borne, (heavy) burden (self), lade, load, put.
STRONGS H6006: Abbreviations
† [עָמַס, ?עָמַשׂ] verb 1. load. 2. carry a load (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician עמס carry; compare possibly Arabic bdb077002 gravis et obscurus fuit dies (Frey)); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיַּעֲמֹס Genesis 44:13, יַעֲמָסֿ Psalm 68:20; Participle active עֹמְסִים Nehemiah 13:15; עֹמְשִׂים Nehemiah 4:11 (but see below); suffix עֹמְסֶיהָ Zechariah 12:3; passive עֲמֻסִים Isaiah 46:3, עֲמוּסוֺת Isaiah 46:1; —
1. load (object omitted) upon (עַל) ass Genesis 44:13 (E), Nehemiah 13:15; so absolute Nehemiah 4:11, literally, si vera lectio (see BeRy Ryle); but read probably חֲמֻשִׁים RyKau.
2. carry a load Psalm 68:20 (י׳, for (ל) his people), carry as a load Zechariah 12:3 (figurative), passive Isaiah 46:1 (literal), Isaiah 46:3 (figurative). **
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֶעְמִיס 1 Kings 12:11 load upon (accusative of thing + עַל person) = 2 Chron 10:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

44:13; 44:13

1 Kings

12:11

2 Chronicles

10:11

Nehemiah

4:11; 4:11; 13:15; 13:15

Psalms

68:20; 68:20

Isaiah

46:1; 46:1; 46:3; 46:3

Zechariah

12:3; 12:3

H6006

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6006 matches the Hebrew עָמַס (ʿāmas),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:13 - Then they tore their clothes [in grief]; and after each man had loaded his donkey again, they returned to the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - ‘And now, whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with [fn]scorpions.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - ‘Now my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, but I will add [more weight] to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions (extremely painful scourges).’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:17 - Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens loaded themselves so that everyone worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:15 -

In those days I saw some in Judah who were treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves or sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I protested and warned them on the day they sold the produce.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:19 -

Blessed be the Lord, who bears our burden day by day,

The God who is our salvation! Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:1 -

Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over;

Their idols are on the beasts [of burden] and on the cattle.

Your burdens [of idols] are loaded [on them],

Burdens on the weary animals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:3 -

“Listen to Me,” [says the LORD], “O house of Jacob,

And all the remnant of the house of Israel,

You who have been carried by Me from your birth

And have been carried [in My arms] from the womb,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:3 - “And in that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will come and be gathered against it.
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