ʻâmaç — H6006
H6006 · Hebrew — עמס
Pronunciation: aw-mas'
Other spellings: ʻâmas עָמַשׂ
Definition
verb
to load, i.e. impose aburden (or figuratively, infliction)
- to load, carry, carry a load
- (Qal)
- to load
- to carry a load
- (Hiphil) to lay a load on
Usually translated as
be borne, burden, lade, put, load
Origin
or ʻâmas; a primitive root
Greek equivalents
Occurrences
ʻâmaç occurs 9 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (1), Isaiah (2), Zechariah (1)
- Genesis 44:13 — Then they rent their clothes, and laded (וַֽיַּעֲמֹס֙) every man his ass, and returned to the city.
- 1 Kings 12:11 — And now whereas my father did lade (הֶעְמִ֤יס) you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
- 2 Chronicles 10:11 — For whereas my father put (הֶעְמִ֤יס) a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
- Nehemiah 4:17 — They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded (עֹמְשִׂ֑ים), every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
- Nehemiah 13:15 — In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading (וְֽעֹמְסִ֪ים) asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
- Psalms 68:19 — Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth (יַֽעֲמָס) us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
- Isaiah 46:1 — Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy (עֲמוּס֔וֹת) loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
- Isaiah 46:3 — Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne (הַֽעֲמֻסִים֙) by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
- Zechariah 12:3 — And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden (עֹמְסֶ֖יהָ) themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.