Respect
מַשֹּׂאStrong’s H4856masso (mas-so)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Masso is the Hebrew word usually translated “lifting up of”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.”
Meaning
- A lifting uppartiality (in construct)
How it's translated
- and lifting up of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Chronicles 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
מַשֹּׂא masso · respect
1) a lifting up 1a) partiality (in construct)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “respect” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RESPECT', noun
[Latin respectus.]
- Regard; attention.
- That estimation or honor in which men hold the distinguished worth or substantial good qualities of others.
- That deportment or course of action which proceeds from esteem; regard; due attention; as, to treat a person with respect
- Good will; favor.“The Lord had respect to Abel and his offering” Genesis 4:4
All definitions
- Partial regard; undue bias to the prejudice of justice; as the phrase, respect of persons. 1 Peter 1:17James 2:1Proverbs 24:23
- Respected character; as persons of the best respect in Rome.
- Consideration; motive in reference to something.
- Relation; regard; reference; followed by of, but more properly by to.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.