מַשָּׂא

n.m. ψ 38:5 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute;—מ׳ abs. Ne 13:19 +; cstr. 2 K 5:17 +; sf. מַשָּׂאוֹ Ex 23:5 + 2 times; מַשַּׂאֲכֶם Dt 1:12; מַשָּׂאָם Nu 4:27 + 2 times;— load, burden of ass Ex 23:5 (E), mules 2 K 5:17, camels 8:9, cf. Is 46:1, 2; hanging on a peg Is 22:25 (fig.); forbidden on Sabbath Je 17:21, 22, 24, 27 Ne 13:15, 19; fig. of people as burden Nu 11:11, 17 (JE), Dt 1:12, cf. הָיָה לְמ׳ עַל־ 2 S 15:33; 19:36 (אֶל־), also וָאֶהְיֶה עָלַי לְמַשָּׂא Jb 7:20; of iniquities ψ 38:5.—Ho 8:10 read מְשֹׁהַ, so 𝔊 We Now GASm. n. verb., lifting, uplifting, only מ׳ נַפְשָׁם Ez 24:25 the uplifting of their soul, i.e. that to which they lift up their soul, their heart’s desire. n. verb., bearing, carrying, Nu 4:24 (+ לַעֲבֹד) 2 Ch 20:25; 35:3 (בַּכָּתֵף), so prob. 1 Ch 15:22(×2), 27 (cf. Be Kau; > singing, uplifting of voice, e.g. Öt); especially of responsibility and duty of bearing sacred vessels (often ‖ עֲבֹדָה, פְּקֻדָּה) Nu 4:15, 19, 27(×2), 49, עֲבֹדַת מ׳ v 47, מִשְׁמֶרֶת מ׳ v 31, 32. perhaps what is carried, brought, i.e. tribute כֶּסֶף מ׳ 2 Ch 17:11 silver as tribute (+ מִנְחָה; cf. נשׂא Qal; others, silver by the load, i.e. in great quantity).—i. מַשָּׂא v. supr. p. 601 b.