What does עָמַס mean in the Bible?
e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction)".
Hebrew · H6006
עָמַס
To load , i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction)
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עָמַס H6006
What does עָמַס mean in the Bible?
עָמַס is a Hebrew word meaning "to load , i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6006?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include burdened (2), . . . (1), and loading it (1), are burdensome (1), bears our burden (1).
Where does עָמַס appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 44:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Nehemiah (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1).
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 burdened 2× 1 Kings 12:11, 2 Chronicles 10:11
. . . 1× Nehemiah 4:17
and loading it 1× Nehemiah 13:15
are burdensome 1× Isaiah 46:1
bears our burden 1× Psalms 68:19
loaded 1× Genesis 44:13
who have been sustained 1× Isaiah 46:3
who would heave it away 1× Zechariah 12:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 44:13 וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙ to loaded Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 12:11 הֶעְמִ֤יס to burdened Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 10:11 הֶעְמִ֤יס to burdened Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Nehemiah 4:17 עֹמְשִׂ֑ים to . . . Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Nehemiah 13:15 וְֽעֹמְסִ֪ים to and loading it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Psalms 68:19 יַֽעֲמָס־ to bears our burden Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 46:1 עֲמוּס֔וֹת to are burdensome Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural Isaiah 46:3 הַֽעֲמֻסִים֙ to who have been sustained Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Zechariah 12:3 עֹמְסֶ֖יהָ to who would heave it away Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 44:13
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הֶעְמִ֤יס 2x he‘·mîs 1 Kings 12:11, 2 Chronicles 10:11
הַֽעֲמֻסִים֙ 1x ha·‘ă·mu·sîm Isaiah 46:3
וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙ 1x way·ya·‘ă·mōs Genesis 44:13
וְֽעֹמְסִ֪ים 1x wə·‘ō·mə·sîm Nehemiah 13:15
יַֽעֲמָס־ 1x ya·‘ă·mās- Psalms 68:19
עֲמוּס֔וֹת 1x ‘ă·mū·sō·wṯ Isaiah 46:1
עֹמְסֶ֖יהָ 1x ‘ō·mə·se·hā Zechariah 12:3
עֹמְשִׂ֑ים 1x ‘ō·mə·śîm Nehemiah 4:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 12:11, 2 Chronicles 10:11
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 46:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Genesis 44:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 13:15
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 68:19
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 4:17
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Zechariah 12:3
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 46:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to load , i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction)
Source Gloss
to load , i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to load, i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction) BDB: load Usage: be borne, (heavy) burden (self), lade, load, put.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Perfect 1Kgs 12:11 · 2Chr 10:11 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Participle passive Isa 46:1 1×
Participle active Neh 4:11 1×
Imperfect Ps 68:20 1×
Word Origins
עָמַס is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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