Lexicon
מַשָּׂאָה
mas.sa.ah
H4858
H:N-F Hebrew

smoke

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Hebrew
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mas.sa.ah denotes thick rising smoke in the depiction of the LORD’s anger and burning approach.

The attested use depicts thick rising smoke accompanying the LORD’s burning anger and fire in Isaiah 30:27.

Senses in use

  1. Thick rising smoke amid burning anger · dominant

    In Isaiah 30:27, the feminine singular noun occurs in the clause describing the LORD’s coming from afar, alongside burning anger, indignant lips, and a tongue like devouring fire; the APB renders the scene with “thick rising smoke.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 30:27, the APB presents the scene as one of “thick rising smoke,”.

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