מַשְׂאֵת

n.f. uprising, utterance, burden, portion (on format. cf. Ol§ 109 a Sta§ 272 b Köii. 1, 183; Ph. (Pun) has משאת = payment, tax v. Lzb 326);—abs. מ׳ Ju 20:40 +; cstr. מַשְׂאַת Gn 43:34 +; pl. abs. מַשְׂאֹת Gn 43:34, + (prob.) מַשְׂאוֹת La 2:14 (v. infr.); cstr. מַשְׂאֹת Gn 43:34;— that which rises, uprising, uplifting: מ׳ הֶעָשָׁן Ju 20:38 uprising of smoke, cf. (הֶע׳ om.) v 40. in gen. = signal Je 6:1 (= נֵס Gf). uplifting of hands (כַּפַּי) in prayer ψ 141:2 (‖ תְּפִלָּה). utterance, oracle (= iii. מַשָּׂא), La 2:14 (Bu Löhr). burden Zp 3:18 (of reproach, fig.). portion (carried to some one), especially from table of king or superior, Gn 43:34(×3) (J; on custom v. Di and reff.), 2 S 11:8; so read perhaps also 2 S 19:43 (for MT נִשֵּׂאת) Gr HPS. perhaps also more gen., present, largess from a superior Je 40:5 (+ אֲרֻחָה food-allowance), Est 2:18 (כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ). exacted or enforced gift, from inferior, מ׳ בַּר Am 5:11 (cf. Ph. supr.; v. also מנחה). sacred contribution, tax מ׳ מֹשֶׁה (י׳) עֶבֶד 2 Ch 24:6, 9. offering to י׳ Ez 20:40.