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Burden

(1. ) A load of any kind (Ex. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H2960, H5192, H5448, H5450, G0922, G5413, G0916, G1117, G2599, H4614, H4864, H5447, H3053, H4858
Hebrew
טֹ֫רַח · ṭôrach
Greek
βάρος · baros

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

βάρος

G0922
Transliteration
baros
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
5

Glosses

burden, burden(-some), weight

Lexicon definition

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)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

φορτίον

G5413
Transliteration
phortion
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-N
Indexed occurrences
6

Glosses

burden

Lexicon definition

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)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Βάρος

G0922
Transliteration
báros
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
5

Glosses

burden(-some), weight

Lexicon definition

weight, heaviness; a burden, any thing grievous and hard to be borne, Mat. 20.12. Ac. 15.28. Re. 2.24; burden, charge, or, weight, influence, dignity, honour, 1 Thes. 2.6; with another noun in government, fullness, abundance, excellence, 2 Co. 4.17.

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Φορτίον

G5413
Transliteration
phortíon
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
6

Glosses

burden

Lexicon definition

a load, burden, as of a ship, freight, cargo, v.r. Ac. 27.10; met. a burden of imposed precepts, &c., Mat. 11.30; 23.4. Lu. 11.46, bis; of faults, sins, &c., Ga. 6.5: from

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

βαρέω

G0916
Transliteration
baréō
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
6

Glosses

burden, charge, heavy, press

Lexicon definition

to weigh down (figuratively)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

γόμος

G1117
Transliteration
gómos
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

burden, merchandise

Lexicon definition

a load (as filling), i.e. (specially) a cargo, or (by extension) wares

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

מַשְׂאֵת

H4864
Transliteration
masʼêth
Pronunciation
mas-ayth'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
15

Glosses

uprising, utterance, burden, portion, burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.

Lexicon definition

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)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

יְהָב

H3053
Transliteration
yᵉhâb
Pronunciation
ye-hawb'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

burden.

Lexicon definition

properly, what is given (by Providence), i.e. a lot

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

φορτίον

G5413
Transliteration
phortíon
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
6

Glosses

burden

Lexicon definition

an invoice (as part of freight), i.e. (figuratively) a task or service

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מַשָּׂאָה

H4858
Transliteration
massâʼâh
Pronunciation
mas-saw-aw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

burden.

Lexicon definition

a conflagration (from the rising of smoke)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מַשָּׂא

H4853
Transliteration
massâʼ
Pronunciation
mas-saw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
66

Glosses

burden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.

Lexicon definition

a burden

specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage

figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing

mental, desire

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מַשָּׂא

H4854
Transliteration
Massâʼ
Pronunciation
mas-saw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

Massa.

Lexicon definition

Massa, a son of Ishmael

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Burden

(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.).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Burden

Indexed occurrences: 66

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Strong's Concordance

Burdens

Indexed occurrences: 7

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All Scripture references108 references

Genesis 2

Genesis 43:34Genesis 49:15

Exodus 7

Exodus 1:11Exodus 2:11Exodus 2:23Exodus 5:4Exodus 5:5Exodus 6:6Exodus 6:7

Numbers 3

Numbers 4:49Numbers 11:11Numbers 11:17

Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 1:9Deuteronomy 1:12

Judges 2

Judges 20:38Judges 20:40

2 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 11:82 Samuel 13:252 Samuel 15:332 Samuel 19:35

1 Kings 2

1 Kings 11:281 Kings 12:4

2 Kings 2

2 Kings 5:172 Kings 9:25

2 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 10:42 Chronicles 24:62 Chronicles 24:9

Nehemiah 2

Nehemiah 4:11Nehemiah 5:18

Esther 1

Esther 2:18

Job 1

Job 7:20

Psalms 9

Psalms 38:4Psalms 46:1Psalms 55:22Psalms 66:11Psalms 68:19Psalms 73:5Psalms 81:6Psalms 81:7Psalms 141:2

Proverbs 3

Proverbs 27:3Proverbs 30:1Proverbs 31:1

Ecclesiastes 2

Ecclesiastes 1:13Ecclesiastes 3:10

Isaiah 19

Isaiah 1:14Isaiah 9:3Isaiah 9:4Isaiah 10:27Isaiah 13:1Isaiah 14:25Isaiah 14:28Isaiah 15:1Isaiah 17:1Isaiah 19:1Isaiah 21:1Isaiah 21:11Isaiah 21:13Isaiah 22:1Isaiah 22:24Isaiah 23:1Isaiah 30:6Isaiah 46:2Isaiah 58:6

Jeremiah 6

Jeremiah 6:1Jeremiah 23:33Jeremiah 23:34Jeremiah 23:36Jeremiah 23:38Jeremiah 40:5

Lamentations 1

Lamentations 2:14

Ezekiel 2

Ezekiel 12:10Ezekiel 20:40

Daniel 1

Daniel 7:3

Amos 1

Amos 5:11

Nahum 1

Nahum 1:1

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 1:1

Zephaniah 1

Zephaniah 3:18

Zechariah 3

Zechariah 9:1Zechariah 12:1Zechariah 12:3

Malachi 1

Malachi 1:1

Matthew 4

Matthew 11:28Matthew 11:30Matthew 20:12Matthew 23:4

Luke 2

Luke 10:34Luke 11:46

John 1

John 3:31

Acts 6

Acts 7:42Acts 15:28Acts 19:29Acts 21:15Acts 23:24Acts 24:4

2 Corinthians 6

2 Corinthians 1:82 Corinthians 5:42 Corinthians 11:92 Corinthians 12:132 Corinthians 12:142 Corinthians 12:16

Galatians 2

Galatians 6:1Galatians 6:2

Philippians 1

Philippians 4:6

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Thessalonians 2:9

2 Thessalonians 1

2 Thessalonians 3:8

1 Peter 1

1 Peter 5:6

Revelation 1

Revelation 2:24

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BURDEN

Nave’s Topical Bible references for BURDEN.

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Amasiah

Burden of (i.e., "sustained by") Yahweh, the "son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord," a captain over thousands under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:16; comp. Judg. 5:9).

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Beast

This word is used of flocks or herds of grazing animals (Ex. 22:5; Num. 20:4, 8, 11; Ps. 78:48); of beasts of burden (Gen. 45:17); of eatable beasts (Prov. 9:2); and of swift beasts or dromedaries (Isa. 60:6). In the New Testament it is used of a domestic animal as property (Rev. 18:13); as used for food (1 Cor. 15:39), for service (Luke 10:34; Acts 23:24), and for sacrifice (Acts 7:42). When used in contradistinction to man (Ps. 36:6), it denotes a brute creature generally, and when in contradistinction to creeping things (Lev. 11:2-7; 27:26), a four-footed animal. The Mosaic law required that beasts of labour should have rest on the Sabbath (Ex. 20:10; 23:12), and in the Sabbatical year all cattle were allowed to roam about freely, and eat whatever grew in the fields (Ex. 23:11; Lev. 25:7). No animal could be castrated (Lev. 22:24). Animals of different kinds were to be always kept separate (Lev. 19:19; Deut. 22:10). Oxen when used in threshing were not to be prevented from eating what was within their reach (Deut. 25:4; 1 Cor. 9:9). This word is used figuratively of an infuriated multitude (1 Cor. 15:32; Acts 19:29; comp. Ps. 22:12, 16; Eccl. 3:18; Isa. 11:6-8), and of wicked men (2 Pet. 2:12). The four beasts of Daniel 7:3, 17, 23 represent four kingdoms or kings.

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Burden

(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.).

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Carriage

In the Authorized Version this word is found as the rendering of many different words. In Judg. 18:21 it means valuables, wealth, or booty. In Isa. 46:1 (R.V., "the things that ye carried about") the word means a load for a beast of burden. In 1 Sam. 17:22 and Isa. 10:28 it is the rendering of a word ("stuff" in 1 Sam. 10:22) meaning implements, equipments, baggage. The phrase in Acts 21:15, "We took up our carriages," means properly, "We packed up our baggage," as in the Revised Version.

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Dumah

Silence, (comp. Ps. 94:17), the fourth son of Ishmael; also the tribe descended from him; and hence also the region in Arabia which they inhabited (Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30). There was also a town of this name in Judah (Josh. 15:52), which has been identified with ed-Domeh, about 10 miles southwest of Hebron. The place mentioned in the "burden" of the prophet Isaiah (21:11) is Edom or Idumea.

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Earth

(1.) In the sense of soil or ground, the translation of the word adamah'. In Gen. 9:20 "husbandman" is literally "man of the ground or earth." Altars were to be built of earth (Ex. 20:24). Naaman asked for two mules' burden of earth (2 Kings 5:17), under the superstitious notion that Yahweh, like the gods of the heathen, could be acceptably worshipped only on his own soil. (2). As the rendering of 'erets, it means the whole world (Gen. 1:2); the land as opposed to the sea (1:10). Erets also denotes a country (21:32); a plot of ground (23:15); the ground on which a man stands (33:3); the inhabitants of the earth (6:1; 11:1); all the world except Israel (2 Chr. 13:9). In the New Testament "the earth" denotes the land of Judea (Matt. 23:35); also things carnal in contrast with things heavenly (John 3:31; Col. 3:1, 2).

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He-ass

Heb. hamor, (Gen. 12:16), the general designation of the donkey used for carrying burdens (Gen. 42:26) and for ploughing (Isa. 30:24). It is described in Gen. 49:14, 2 Sam. 19:26. (See [263]ASS.)

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Jaazer

He (God) helps, a city of the Amorites on the east of Jordan, and assigned, with neighbouring places in Gilead, to Gad (Num. 32:1, 35; Josh. 13:25). It was allotted to the Merarite Levites (21:39). In David's time it was occupied by the Hebronites, i.e., the descendants of Kohath (1 Chr. 26:31). It is mentioned in the "burdens" proclaimed over Moab (Isa. 16:8, 9; Jer. 48:32). Its site is marked by the modern ruin called Sar or Seir, about 10 miles west of Amman, and 12 from Heshbon. "The vineyards that once covered the hill-sides are gone; and the wild Bedawin from the eastern desert make cultivation of any kind impossible."

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Massa

a burden; prophecy

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Mesha

burden; salvation

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