H4864
מַשְׂאֵת
tribute
1) uprising, utterance, burden, portion, uplifting 1a) that which rises, uprising, uplifting, signal, rising 1b) utterance, oracle 1c) burden 1d) portion, present, largesse, gift, contribution, offering, tribute
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
מַשְׂאֵת noun feminine uprising, utterance, burden, portion (on formation compare Ol§ 109 a Sta§ 272 b Köii. 1, 183; Phoenician (Pun) has משאת = payment, tax see Lzb326); — absolute ׳מ Judg 20:40 +; construct מַשְׂאַת Gen 43:34 +; plural absolute מַשְׂאֹת Gen 43:34, + (probably) מַשְׂאוֺת Lam 2:14 (see below); construct מַשְׂאֹת Gen 43:34 —
1. that which rises, uprising, uplifting:
a. הֶעָשָׁן ׳מ Judg 20:38 uprising of smoke, compare (׳הֶע omitted) vJudg 20:40.
b. in general = signal Jer 6:1 (= נֵס Gf.).
c. uplifting of hands (כַּפַּי) in prayer Ps 141:2 (|| תְּפִלָּה).
a. הֶעָשָׁן ׳מ Judg 20:38 uprising of smoke, compare (׳הֶע omitted) vJudg 20:40.
b. in general = signal Jer 6:1 (= נֵס Gf.).
c. uplifting of hands (כַּפַּי) in prayer Ps 141:2 (|| תְּפִלָּה).
2. utterance, oracle (= III. מַשָּׂא), Lam 2:14 (Bu Löhr).
3. burden Zeph 3:18 (of reproach, figurative).
4. a. portion (carried to some one), especially from table of king or superior, Gen 43:34 (3 t. in verse) (J; on custom see Di and references), 2Sam 11:8 so read perhaps also 2Sam 19:43 (for ᵑ0 נִשֵּׂאת) Gr HPS.
b. perhaps also more generally, present, largess from a superior Jer 40:5 ( + אֲרֻחָה food-allowance), Esth 2:18 (כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ).
c. exacted or enforced gift, from inferior, בַּר ׳מ Amos 5:11 (compare Phoenician above; see also מנחה).
d. sacred contribution, tax משֶׁה ׳מ (׳י) עֶבֶד 2Chr 24:6; 2Chr 24:9.
e. offering to ׳י Ezek 20:40.
b. perhaps also more generally, present, largess from a superior Jer 40:5 ( + אֲרֻחָה food-allowance), Esth 2:18 (כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ).
c. exacted or enforced gift, from inferior, בַּר ׳מ Amos 5:11 (compare Phoenician above; see also מנחה).
d. sacred contribution, tax משֶׁה ׳מ (׳י) עֶבֶד 2Chr 24:6; 2Chr 24:9.
e. offering to ׳י Ezek 20:40.
12 occurrences
Genesis (1), Judges (2), II Samuel (1), II Chronicles (2), Esther (1), Psalms (1), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (1), Zephaniah (1)