Isaiah 15:1:1Isa.15.1.W1TAB
מַשָּׂ֖א
masa
“oracle or burden”
- Transliteration
- ma-SA
- Extended
- mah-SAA
- IPA
- /maˈsːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- oracle or burden
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-SA
- clause
ma-SA mo-AV
- sentence
ma-SA mo-AV KI be-LEL shu-DAD AR mo-AV nid-MA KI be-LEL shu-DAD kir-mo-AV nid-MA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prophetic marker masa {מַשָּׂא | mas.sa} ‘burden’, introducing an oracle against Moab.
Root and etymology
נ־שָׂא
“to carry, lift, utter”
In context — Isaiah 15:1
A proclamation about Moab: in the night Ar of Moab is destroyed and silenced ; in the night Kir of Moab is destroyed and silenced.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 15:1, so the Hebrew word מַשָּׂ֖א (masa) 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.15.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.1.W1.S1) and character.