Massa — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַשָּׂא

מַשָּׂא

Massâʼ · pronounced mas-saw' · Strong's H4854 · a man

Massa means burden.

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מַשָּׂא massâʼ (the same as, H4853) — a burden open in the lexicon ›

the same as H4853; burden; Massa, a son of Ishmael.

Gen 25:14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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