Lexical Definition

‎עָמַס‎ ʻâmaç (aw-mas') to lift ^H:V
or עָמַשׂ ʻâmas (aw-mas'); a primitive root

be borne, (heavy) burden (self), lade, load, put.

• to load, i.e. impose aburden (or figuratively, infliction)

1) to load, carry, carry a load
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to load
1a2) to carry a load
1b)(Hiphil) to lay a load on

See Greek: αἴρω · ἐπιτίθημι · καταδέω · καταπατέω · παιδεύω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎עָמַס‎, ?‎עָמַשׂ‎]

verb 1. load.

2. carry a load (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician ‎עמס‎ carry; compare possibly Arabic gravis et obscurus fuit dies (Frey)); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיַּעֲמֹס‎ Gen 44:13, ‎יַעֲמָסֿ‎ Ps 68:20* Participle active ‎עֹמְסִים‎ Neh 13:15 ‎עֹמְשִׂים‎ Neh 4:11* (but see below); suffix ‎עֹמְסֶיהָ‎ Zech 12:3 passive ‎עֲמֻסִים‎ Isa 46:3, ‎עֲמוּסוֺת‎ vIsa 46:1 —

1. load (object omitted) upon (‎עַל‎) ass Gen 44:13 (E), Neh 13:15 so absolute Neh 4:11*, literally, si vera lectio (see BeRy Ryle); but read probably ‎חֲמֻשִׁים‎ Ry^Kau.

2. carry a load Ps 68:20* (‎׳‎‎י‎, for (‎ל‎) his people), carry as a load Zech 12:3 (figurative), passive Isa 46:1 (literal), vIsa 46:3 (figurative). **Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎הֶעְמִיס‎ 1Kgs 12:11 load upon (accusative of thing + ‎עַל‎ person) = 2Chr 10:11.

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