BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4853
mas.sa — burden
1) load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting 1a) load, burden 1b) lifting, uplifting, that to which the soul lifts itself up 1c) bearing, carrying 1d) tribute, that which is carried or brought or borne
58 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G922
baros — burden
βάρος, -εος, τό, [in LXX: Jdg.18:21 (כּבד), Jdth.7:4, Sir.13:2, 2Ma.9:10, 3Ma.5:47 * ;] weight; (a) a weight, burden, lit. and metaphorically: Mat.20:12, Act.15:28, 2Co.4:17, Rev.2:24; ἀλλήλων τὰ β., one another's faults, Gal.6:2; ἐν β., burdensome: 1Th.2:6, R, txt., but see infr.; (b) in late Gk. (Soph., Lex., see word), dignity, authority: ἐν βάρει, 1Th.2:6 (R, mg.; see Milligan, ICG, in l.).† SYN.: ὄγκος, an encumbrance; φορτίον, a burden, that which is borne. (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5450
se.va.lah — burden
burden, forced labour, compulsory service, burden bearing
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5413
phortion — burden
φορτίον, -ου, τό (dimin. of φόρτος), [in LXX chiefly for מַשָּׂא ;] a burden, load: of the cargo of a ship (Hdt., al.), Act.27:10; metaphorically, Mat.11:30 23:4, Luk.11:46, Gal.6:5.† SYN.: βάρος (which see), ὄγκος (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5449
sab.bal — burden
burden-bearer
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5447
se.vel — burden
load, burden
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5448
so.vel — burden
burden, load
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2960
to.rach — burden
burden
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3053
ye.hav — burden
burden, lot (that which is given)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H405
e.kheph — burden
pressure, urgency, burden
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4614
ma.a.ma.sah — burden
load, burden
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5385
ne.su.ah — burden
what is borne or carried about, load
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8478
ta.chat — underneath: under
: under/below 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath
429 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3513
ka.vad — to honor: honour
: honour/glory 1) to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be heavy 1a2) to be heavy, be insensible, be dull 1a3) to be honoured 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant 1b2) to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make heavy, make dull, make insensible 1c2) to make honourable, honour, glorify 1d) (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to make heavy 1e2) to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive 1e3) to cause to be honoured 1f) (Hithpael) 1f1) to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous 1f2) to honour oneself
103 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1581
ga.mal — camel
1) camel 1a) as property, as beast of burden, for riding, forbidden for food
50 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3515
ka.ved — heavy
1) heavy, great 1a) heavy 1b) massive, abundant, numerous 1c) heavy, dull 1d) hard, difficult, burdensome 1e) very oppressive, numerous, rich
38 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7185
qa.shah — to harden
1) to be hard, be severe, be fierce, be harsh 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be hard, be difficult 1a2) to be hard, be severe 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be ill-treated 1b2) to be hard pressed 1c) (Piel) to have severe labour (of women) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make difficult, make difficulty 1d2) to make severe, make burdensome 1d3) to make hard, make stiff, make stubborn 1d3a) of obstinacy (fig) 1d4) to show stubbornness
28 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G941
bastazō — to carry
βαστάζω, [in LXX: Jdg.16:30 (נטה), Rut.2:16, 2Ki.23:5, 4Ki.18:14 and Job.21:3 (נשׂא), Sir.6:25, Da TH Bel 36 * ;] 1. to take up with the hands, to lift: λίθους, Jhn.10:31. 2. to bear, to carry, as a burden, and metaphorically, to endure; Mat.3:11 20:12, Mrk.14:13, Luk.7:14 10:7 11:27 14:27 22:10, Jhn.16:12 19:17, Act.3:2 9:15 15:1 21:35, Rom.11:18 15:1, Gal.5:10 6:2, 5 17, Rev.2:2, 3 17:7. 3. In late writers (MM, Exp., ii, iii, x), (a) to take away; Mat.8:17 (Isa.53:4, Heb.); (b) to carry off, steal: Jhn.12:6 20:15. † (AS)
27 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H343
ed — calamity
1) distress, burden, calamity 1a) burden (of the righteous) 1b) calamity (of nation) 1c) disaster (of wicked) 1d) day of calamity
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4864
mas.et — 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
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6021
a.ma.sa — Amasa
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; son of: Jether (H3500H) and Abigail (H0026H) § Amasa = "burden" 1) son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom 2) son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5445
sa.val — to bear
1) to bear, bear a load, drag oneself along 1a) (Qal) to bear (a load) 1b) (Pual) laden (participle) 1c)(Hithpael) to make oneself a burden, drag oneself along Aramaic equivalent: se.val (סְבַל "to bear" H5446)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5986
a.mos — Amos
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Amo.1.1 § Amos = "burden" a prophet of the Lord who prophesied in the northern kingdom; native of Tekoa in Judah near Bethlehem and a shepherd by trade; author of the prophetic book by his name
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G916
bareō — to burden
βαρέω, -ῶ (later form of βαρύνω, which see), [in LXX: Exo.7:14 (כָּבֵד), 2Ma.13:9 * ;] to depress, weigh down. In NT, in pass. only: Mat.26:43, Luk.9:32 21:34, 2Co.1:8 5:4, 1Ti.5:16.† (AS)
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →(1.) A load of any kind (Ex. 23:5). (2.) A severe task (Ex. 2:11). (3.) A difficult duty, requiring effort (Ex. 18:22). (4.) A prophecy of a calamitous or disastrous nature (Isa. 13:1; 17:1; Hab. 1:1, etc.).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
