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Massa

a burden; prophecy

מַשָּׂא mas.sa

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Massa (Hebrew: מַשָּׂא, mas.sa) means “a burden; prophecy”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In 2025 it was given to 5 children in the United States. Use is falling away. Appears in the same passages as Asshur.

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The bearer in scripture

One person in scripture bears this name.

  1. Massa

    Patriarchal · 2 verses

    son of Ishmael

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Scripture against society

The two measures, side by side

Concordance Depth Index 38.8 · rank 809
US usage today rank 14,942 · 5 births in 2025
2003 — 2025 · share per 100,000 births
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At a glance

Verses
2 across 2 books
Bearers
1 one person only
Testament
Old
Era
Patriarchal
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Very unlikely to share a classroom with another.
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 2025 5 Falling
All-time total180 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 13 in 2024 Its highest year on record
Merged person graph2 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appearsGenesis 25:14
Last appears1 Chronicles 1:30
Cross-references8 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Mishma co-occurrence Appears with Mishma in Genesis 25.
  • Dumah co-occurrence Appears with Dumah in Genesis 25.
  • Tema co-occurrence Appears with Tema in 1 Chronicles 1.
  • Hadad co-occurrence Appears with Hadad in 1 Chronicles 1.
  • Letushim co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Letushim.
  • Leummim co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Leummim.
  • Asshur co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Asshur.
  • Asshurim co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Asshurim.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H4854
Hebrew מַשָּׂא
Transliteration mas.sa

A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.14;
son of: Ishmael (H3458);
brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258)
§ Massa = "burden"
a son of Ishmael

Massa, a son of Ishmael, was a grandson of Abraham.

The biblical story

Massa was one of the twelve sons of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar. He is mentioned in the genealogies of Ishmael's descendants (Gen.25.14; 1Ch.1.30). As a grandson of Abraham, Massa was part of the Ishmaelite tribes that settled in the Arabian Peninsula.

Key verses

Massa appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

    Genesis 25:14

  2. Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

    1 Chronicles 1:30
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Genesis (1)

  • Genesis 25:14

1 Chronicles (1)

  • 1 Chronicles 1:30