Jeremiah 23:33:11Jer.23.33.W11TAB
אֶת־מַה־מַשָּׂ֔א
etmamassa
“the what burden of”
- Transliteration
- et-ma-ma-sSA
- Extended
- eht-mah-mah-SAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ma.masˈsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the what burden of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
et-ma-ma-sSA
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The response formula veamarta aleihem et-ma-massa {וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־מַה־מַשָּׂא | wə-ā-mar-tā ʾă-lê-hem ʾet-ma-ma-śāʾ} “and you shall say to them ‘What burden’” employs echoic repetition.
Root and etymology
נ־שׂ־א
“to lift, carry”
In context — Jeremiah 23:33
When this people or a prophet or a priest asks you, saying, “What is the burden of the LORD ?” then you shall say to them, “You are the burden, and I will cast you off,” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:33:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 23:33, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מַה־מַשָּׂ֔א (etmamassa) 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.23.33.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.33.W11.S1) and character.