Isaiah 21:11:1Isa.21.11.W1TAB
מַשָּׂ֖א
masa
“oracle or burden”
- Transliteration
- ma-SA
- Extended
- mah-SAA
- IPA
- /masˈsɔː/
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 du-MA
- sentence
ma-SA du-MA e-LAI ko-RE mis-se-IR sho-MER ma-mi-LAI-la sho-MER ma-mi-LEL
Exegesis
The superscription massa {מַשָּׂא | maśśāʼ} ‘burden’ marks the pronouncement’s genre, immediately followed by the proper name Dumah {דּוּמָה | Dûmāh}, likely denoting an Edomite locale.
Root and etymology
n-s-ʾnun–shin–aleph
“to lift, bear”
In context — Isaiah 21:11
The oracle concerning Dumah. Someone calls to me from Seir, “Watchman , what of the night ? Watchman, what of the night?”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 21:11, 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.21.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.11.W1.S1) and character.