Isaiah 14:28:5Isa.14.28.W5TAB
הַמַּשָּׂ֥א
hammasa
“the oracle or the burden”
- Transliteration
- ham-ma-SA
- Extended
- hahm-ma-SAA
- IPA
- /ham.maˈsːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the oracle or the 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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Word in context
- word
ham-ma-SA
- phraseyour reading level
ham-ma-SA haz-ZE
- clause
ha-YA ham-ma-SA haz-ZE
- sentence
bish-NAT-MOT ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ ha-YA ham-ma-SA haz-ZE
Exegesis
The predicate ha-masa ha-zeh {הַמַּשָּׂא הַזֶּה | hā-mas-sāʾ ha-zéh} ‘this burden’ specifies the particular oracle. The Hebrew sequence (temporal construct → subject → copula → predicate) is preserved to foreground the timing of the prophetic message.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–shin–aleph
“to lift; utter solemnly”
In context — Isaiah 14:28
In the year of King Ahaz’s death , this burden came.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 14:28, so the Hebrew word הַמַּשָּׂ֥א (hammasa) 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 Isa.14.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.28.W5.S1) and character.