Genesis 25:14: a son of Yishma-El.
cf 1 Chronicles 1:30.
The word means "a burden" but it is also used (השר המשא in 1 Chronicles 15:27) for the chorus leader - Ha Sar Ha Masa. It can also mean "a gift" or "tribute" and in modern Ivrit Masa u-Matan (מַשָׂא וּמַתָן), combining two different words for "giving" - in the sense of "give-and-take" - is used for the process of "negotiation" or "bargaining".
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