Exodus 23:5:6Exod.23.5.W6TAB
מַשָּׂא֔וֹ
massao
“its load”
- Transliteration
- mas-sa-O
- Extended
- mahs-sah-OH
- IPA
- /mas.saː.ˈʔoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- its load
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mas-sa-O
- phraseyour reading level
TA-khat mas-sa-O
- clause
ki-tir-EH kha-MOR so-na-a-KHA ro-VETS TA-khat mas-sa-O ve-kha-dal-TA meh-ah-ZOV LO
- sentence
ki-tir-EH kha-MOR so-na-a-KHA ro-VETS TA-khat mas-sa-O ve-kha-dal-TA meh-ah-ZOV LO a-ZOV ta-ah-ZOV im-MO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase tachat massa'o {תַּחַת מַשָּׂא֔וֹ | ta-ḥat massāʾô} situates the animal physically under its burden.
In context — Exodus 23:5
When you see the donkey of your enemy lying under its load, and you would hold back from helping him, you must surely help him with it.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 23:5, so the Hebrew word מַשָּׂא֔וֹ (massao) 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 Exod.23.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.5.W6.S1) and character.