Word Study · Strong's H4864 · Hebrew
מַשְׂאֵת
maseth
mas-ayth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: masʼêth
“properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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)
Rendered in the KJV as
burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- מַשְׂאַ֥ת2
- וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת1
- וּמַשְׂאֵ֖ת1
- וּמַשְׂאַת־1
- מִמַּשְׂאֹ֥ת1
- מַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם1
- מַשְׂאֵ֑ת1
- מַשְׂאֵ֥ת1
- מַשְׂאֵ֖ת1
- מַשְׂאַ֧ת1
- מַֽשְׂאַ֥ת1
- מַשְׂאַת֙1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- [the] tax of2
- tribute2
- [the] gift of1
- [the] portion of1
- [the] raising of1
- [the] rising of1
- a signal1
- and a portion of1
- and a present1
- and the rising1
- gifts your1
- more than [the] portions of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)6
- noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 6
- HNcfsa · 3
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
- HC/Td/Ncfsa · 1
- HNcfpa · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp2mp · 1
- HR/Ncfpc · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis3 of 15 · 20%
- Judges2 of 15 · 13%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 15 · 13%
- Jeremiah2 of 15 · 13%
- 2 Samuel1 of 15 · 7%
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 43:34מַשְׂאֹ֜תmasotnoun · feminine pluralWhen the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.here: portions
- Genesis 43:34מַשְׂאַ֧תmasatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.here: [the] portion of
- Genesis 43:34מִמַּשְׂאֹ֥תmimasotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.here: more than [the] portions of
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 20:38מַשְׂאַ֥תmasatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,here: [the] rising of
- Judges 20:40וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗תvehamasetconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.here: and the rising
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 24:6מַשְׂאַת֙masatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”here: [the] tax of
- 2 Chronicles 24:9מַשְׂאַ֞תmasatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.here: [the] tax of
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:1מַשְׂאֵ֑תmasetnoun · feminine singular“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.here: a signal
- Jeremiah 40:5וּמַשְׂאֵ֖תumasetconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularBut before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.here: and a present