1 Chronicles 15:22:51 Chr.15.22.W5TAB
בַּמַּשָּׂ֔א
bamasa
“in the burden or the carrying”
- Transliteration
- ba-ma-SA
- Extended
- bah-mah-SAA
- IPA
- /bam.masˈsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the burden or the carrying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ma-SA
- clause
ya-SOR ba-ma-SA KI me-VIN HU
- sentence
u-khe-nan-YA-hu sar-ha-le-vi-YIM be-ma-SA ya-SOR ba-ma-SA KI me-VIN HU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-massa {בְּמַשָּׂא | bə-masśāʾ} ‘in carrying’ sets the sphere of responsibility, and the following verb yasor {יָסֹר | yāsōr} ‘he instructed’ presents his active oversight.
The repetition of massa in a second, more definite form ba-massa {בַּמַּשָּׂא | ba-masśāʾ} ‘in the carrying’ tightens the focus, emphasizing that his instruction concerned that specific task.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun–sin–aleph
“to lift, carry”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:22
And Kenaniah , chief of the Levites, was in charge of the carrying ; he instructed in the carrying, because he was understanding.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 15:22, so the Hebrew word בַּמַּשָּׂ֔א (bamasa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.22.W5.S1) and character.