Even still, the root word maššā denotes something that is carried, and it is used several times in the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible (, , , etc.) to describe the words or predictions of prophets.
The term "maššā" continues to signify a burdened or conveyed message, and its usage recurs frequently in the prophetic writings of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel) to characterize the words or pronouncements of prophets.