1 Chronicles 15:27:111 Chr.15.27.W11TAB
הַמַּשָּׂ֖א
hamasa
“of the carrying or burden”
- Transliteration
- ha-ma-SA
- Extended
- hah-mah-SAA
- IPA
- /hasˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the carrying or burden
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
ha-ma-SA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-SAR ha-ma-SA
- clause
ve-da-VID me-khur-BAL bi-me-IL BUTS ve-khol-ha-le-vi-YIM ha-no-se-IM et-ha-A-ron ve-ha-me-sho-re-RIM u-khe-nan-YA ha-SAR ha-ma-SA ha-me-sho-re-RIM
- sentence
ve-da-VID me-khur-BAL bi-me-IL BUTS ve-khol-ha-le-vi-YIM ha-no-se-IM et-ha-A-ron ve-ha-me-sho-re-RIM u-khe-nan-YA ha-SAR ha-ma-SA ha-me-sho-re-RIM ve-al-da-VID e-FOD BAD
Exegesis
The two appearances of wə-ham-šō-rə-rîm {וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים | wə-ham-šō-rə-rîm} frame the singers before and after u-kə-nan-yāh hā-sār ham-ma-ṣāʾ {וּכְנַנְיָה הַשַּׂר הַמַּשָּׂא}, highlighting Kenaniah’s role as master of the song with the singers.
Root and etymology
consonantsnun–sin–aleph
“to lift, carry”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:27
And David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites carrying the ark, the singers, and Kenaniah the master of the song with the singers wore the same attire. David also wore a linen ephod .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 15:27, so the Hebrew word הַמַּשָּׂ֖א (hamasa) 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.15.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.27.W11.S1) and character.