Isaiah 17:1:1Isa.17.1.W1TAB
מַשָּׂ֖א
masa
“an oracle or a burden”
- Transliteration
- ma-SA
- Extended
- mah-SAA
- IPA
- /maˈsːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an oracle or a 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 da-ma-SEK
- sentence
ma-SA da-ma-SEK hi-NE da-ME-sek mu-SAR me-IR ve-ha-ye-TA me-I ma-pa-LA
Exegesis
The verse begins with massa {מַשָּׂא | mā-šā} ‘burden, oracle,’ a standard prophetic term introducing an oracle.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–sin–aleph
“to lift, carry”
In context — Isaiah 17:1
The burden concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus is removed from being a city; it will become a heap of ruins .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 17:1, 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.17.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.1.W1.S1) and character.