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מַשְׂאֵת H4864
H4864 is the Hebrew word מַשְׂאֵת, transliterated masʼêth and said mas-ayth'. The King James Version most often renders it mess.
What it means
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).
Where it comes from
from H5375 (נָשָׂא).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.
Verses using מַשְׂאֵת
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 43:34 · KJV
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
Judges 20:38 · KJV
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
Judges 20:40 · KJV
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
2 Samuel 11:8 · KJV
And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
2 Chronicles 24:6 · KJV
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
2 Chronicles 24:9 · KJV
And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.
Esther 2:18 · KJV
Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
Psalm 141:2 · KJV
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Jeremiah 6:1 · KJV
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
Jeremiah 40:5 · KJV
Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
Lamentations 2:14 · KJV
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
Ezekiel 20:40 · KJV
For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
Amos 5:11 · KJV
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4864 mean?
H4864 is the Hebrew word מַשְׂאֵת (masʼêth), meaning 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).
How is H4864 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it mess (2 times), flame (2 times), collection (2 times), burdens (2 times), sent messes (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4864 appear in the Bible?
מַשְׂאֵת (masʼêth) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4864 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5375 (נָשָׂא).
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