Isaiah 21:13:1Isa.21.13.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 ba-RAV
- sentence
ma-SA ba-RAV ba-ya-AR ba-RAV ta-LI-nu OR-e-KHOt de-da-NIM
Exegesis
Isaiah 21:13 employs the prophetic formula massa {מַשָּׂא | massāʼ} ‘oracle’ to introduce a divine declaration against a region.
Root and etymology
Rootn-s-ʾ
“lift, carry”
In context — Isaiah 21:13
The oracle concerning Arabia. In the thicket in Arabia you will lodge caravans of Dedanim .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 21:13, 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.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.13.W1.S1) and character.