Jeremiah 17:21:7Jer.17.21.W7TAB
מַשָּׂא֙
massa
“a load or a burden”
- Transliteration
- mas-SA
- Extended
- mahs-SAA
- IPA
- /masˈsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a load or a burden
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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
mas-SA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA
- clause
ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The prohibition ve-al tissu {וְאַל־תִּשְׂא֤וּ | wə-ʾal tiś-śə-ʾû} and noun masa {מַשָּׂא | maś-śāʾ} mark the forbidden act of bearing a load.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–shin–aleph
“to lift, carry”
In context — Jeremiah 17:21
Thus says the LORD : "Guard yourselves diligently for the sake of your lives, and do not carry any burden on the Sabbath day , nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 17:21, so the Hebrew word מַשָּׂא֙ (massa) 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 Jer.17.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.21.W7.S1) and character.