Strong's Lexicon mekes: Tax, tribute, levy Original Word: מֶכֶס NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kasas Definition computation, proportion to be paid, tax NASB Translation levy (5), tax (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מֶ֫כֶס noun masculine computation, proportion to be paid, tax (Palmyrene מכסא ReckendZMG 1885, 379 ff.; Late Hebrew מֶכֶס, Aramaic מִכְסָא,  tax (hence Arabic  as loan-word Frä283); Assyrian miksu, DlHWB 407 (√ מכס); Late Hebrew מוֺכֵס tax-collector; so Assyrian makkasu, compare Arabic  ) — Numbers 31:28 ׳לי ׳זַהֲרֵמֹתָ֫ מ and thou shalt separate a tax (duty levied on the spoil) for ׳י, Numbers 31:37; Numbers 31:38; Numbers 31:39; Numbers 31:40; Numbers 31:41 (all P). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance tribute Probably from an unused root meaning to enumerate; an assessment (as based upon a census) -- tribute. Forms and Transliterations הַמֶּ֥כֶס המכס וּמִכְסָ֥ם וּמִכְסָם֙ ומכסם מֶ֙כֶס֙ מֶ֜כֶס מכס ham·me·ḵes hamMeches hammeḵes me·ḵes Meches meḵes ū·miḵ·sām umichSam ūmiḵsāmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 31:28 HEB: וַהֲרֵמֹתָ֨ מֶ֜כֶס לַֽיהוָ֗ה מֵאֵ֞ת NAS: Levy a tax for the LORD from the men KJV: And levy a tribute unto the LORD INT: Levy A tax the LORD the men Numbers 31:37 Numbers 31:38 Numbers 31:39 Numbers 31:40 Numbers 31:41 6 Occurrences |
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