Masa (משא) means cargo in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cargo
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Masa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חפצים אשר מועברים ממקום למקום.
כִּי-תִרְאֶה חֲמוֹר שׂנַאֲךָ רֹבֵץ תַּחַת מַשָּׂאוֹ וְחָדַלְתָּ מֵעֲזֹב לוֹ עָזֹב תַּעֲזֹב עִמּוֹ.
- 2נבואת תוכחה.
מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּיַ֖ד מַלְאָכִֽי
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Masa is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַשָּׂא
- Written without vowel points
- משא
- Said
- masa
- Root
- נ־ש־א
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Plural
- מַשָּׂאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַשָּׂאוֹת, מַשְׂאוֹת־
- Gematria
- 341
This is how Masa is said in other languages.
- English
- cargo
- Russian
- груз
- French
- cargaison
- German
- Fracht
These words mean nearly the same as Masa.
- מטען
- נטלballast
- משאת
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These words rhyme with Masa.
The word Masa is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Masa comes from the root נ־ש־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Masa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Masa.
What does Masa (משא) mean in Hebrew?
Masa (משא) means cargo. It is said masa, with the stress on sa.
What is a synonym for Masa (משא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Masa (משא) are מטען, נטל, and משאת.
What rhymes with Masa (משא)?
Words that rhyme with Masa (משא) include מושא, הנדסה, תמיסה, תפיסה, רכסה, and נישא.
Is Masa (משא) masculine or feminine?
The word Masa (משא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַשָּׂאוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.