ORACLE (מַשָּׂא֒, H5362, burden). 1. A divinely inspired communication conveying God’s will to man (2 Sam 16:23; Rom 3:2; Heb 5:12; 1 Pet 4:11).

2. A wise utterance like those taught King Lemuel by his mother (Prov 31:1).

3. The Holy of Holies in the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6:5; 7:49; 8:6, 8; Ps 28:2).

4. An utterance by a priest or priestess at the shrine of a god.