What does מַשְׂאֵת (mašĕʾēt) mean in the Bible?
מַשְׂאֵת (mašĕʾēt): Physical raising that extends into spiritual domains: prayer gestures, offerings, utterances, and burdensome weight.
Hebrew · H4864
מַשְׂאֵת
Properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance ; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess , or tribute ; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)
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מַשְׂאֵת H4864
Pronunciation mašĕʾēt
What does מַשְׂאֵת (mašĕʾēt) mean in the Bible?
מַשְׂאֵת (mašĕʾēt): Physical raising that extends into spiritual domains: prayer gestures, offerings, utterances, and burdensome weight.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4864?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a gift (2), gifts (2), - (1), . . . (1), a signal (1).
Where does מַשְׂאֵת (mašĕʾēt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 43:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (3), 2 Chronicles (2), Jeremiah (2), Judges (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and a gift 2× 2 Samuel 11:8, Jeremiah 40:5
gifts 2× Esther 2:18, Ezekiel 20:40
- 1× Judges 20:40
. . . 1× Genesis 43:34
a signal 1× Jeremiah 6:1
a tax 1× Amos 5:11
cloud 1× Judges 20:38
my uplifted 1× Psalms 141:2
portion 1× Genesis 43:34
the tax 1× 2 Chronicles 24:9
the tax imposed 1× 2 Chronicles 24:6
When the portions 1× Genesis 43:34
you will no longer suffer 1× Zephaniah 3:18
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 43:34 מַשְׂאֹ֜ת to When the portions Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 43:34 מִמַּשְׂאֹ֥ת to . . . Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Genesis 43:34 מַשְׂאַ֧ת to portion Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 20:38 מַשְׂאַ֥ת to cloud Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 20:40 וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת to - Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 11:8 מַשְׂאַ֥ת to and a gift Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 24:6 מַשְׂאַת֙ to the tax imposed Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 24:9 מַשְׂאַ֞ת to the tax Noun - feminine singular construct Esther 2:18 מַשְׂאֵ֖ת to gifts Noun - feminine singular Psalms 141:2 מַֽשְׂאַ֥ת to my uplifted Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 43:34
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 10
Genesis 3 Judges 2 2 Samuel 1 2 Chronicles 2 Esther 1 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Amos 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
מַשְׂאַ֥ת 2x maś·’aṯ Judges 20:38, 2 Samuel 11:8
וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת 1x wə·ham·maś·’êṯ Judges 20:40
וּמַשְׂאֵ֖ת 1x ū·maś·’êṯ Jeremiah 40:5
וּמַשְׂאַת־ 1x ū·maś·’aṯ- Amos 5:11
מִמַּשְׂאֹ֥ת 1x mim·maś·’ōṯ Genesis 43:34
מַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם 1x maś·’ō·w·ṯê·ḵem Ezekiel 20:40
מַשְׂאֵ֖ת 1x maś·’êṯ Esther 2:18
מַשְׂאֵ֑ת 1x maś·’êṯ Jeremiah 6:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 6x Genesis 43:34, Judges 20:38, 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Chronicles 24:6
Noun - feminine singular 3x Esther 2:18, Jeremiah 6:1, Zephaniah 3:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 40:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Amos 5:11
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Judges 20:40
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Genesis 43:34
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 20:40
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Genesis 43:34
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical raising that extends into spiritual domains: prayer gestures, offerings, utterances, and burdensome weight.
Source Gloss
properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance ; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess , or tribute ; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical raising that extends into spiritual domains: prayer gestures, offerings, utterances, and burdensome weight.
properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess, or tribute; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden) BDB: uprising Usage: burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A raised signal or sign of fire used for communication or warning
Showing 1 selected witness from 16 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מַשְׂאֵת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain