Lexicon mas or mis: Forced labor, tribute, levy, taskwork Original Word: מַס Strong's Exhaustive Concordance discomfited, levy, taskmaster, tributary Or mic {mees}; from macac; properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. A tax in the form of forced labor -- discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary). see HEBREW macac NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdom NASB Translation forced (2), forced labor (13), forced laborer (1), forced laborers (5), laborers* (2), men subject to forced labor (1), taskmasters* (1), tribute (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. מַס noun masculine1Ki 5:27 usually collective body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang, also (late) forced service, task-work, serfdom ( ᵑ7 מִסָּא, especially in phrase מַסְּקֵי מִיסִּין (implying late and [for Biblical Hebrew] false sense 'tribute,' so Late Hebrew מַעֲלֵי מָסִּים; √ unknown, probably loan-word; follows analogue of ע׳׳ע); — absolute ׳מ 1 Kings 5:27 +; לָמַ֑ס Joshua 17:13 +; הַמַּ֑ס 2 Samuel 20:24 +; plural מִסִּים Exodus 1:11; — 1 labour-band, labour-gang, body of task-workers for public service, formed by levy upon the people by Solomon וַיַּ֫עַל הַמֶּלֶךְ שׁלֹמֹה מַס מִכָּליִֿשְׂרָאֵל 1 Kings 5:27, amounting to 30,000 men v.1 Kings 5:27; אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה ׳הַמּ 1 Kings 9:15; ׳וַיַּעֲלֵם שׁ לְמַס עֹבֵד 1 Kings 9:21 and Solomon levied them for a toiling labour-band (compare Genesis 49:15; Joshua 16:10) = ׳לְמַס וַיַּעֲלֵם שׁ2Chronicles 8:8; apparently instituted, earlier, by David, compare וַאֲדֹרָם עַלהַֿמַּ֑ס 2 Samuel 20:24, i.e. had charge of the body of labourers, so 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 5:28; 1 Kings 12:18 2Chronicles 10:18. 2. a. of labour-bands, slave-gangs of Israel in Egypt, only שָׂרֵי מִסִּים Exodus 1:11 (J) gang-overseers. b. of conquered populations, subject to forced labour: יִהְיוּ לְךָ לָמַס וַעֲבָדוּךָ Deuteronomy 20:11 compare Judges 1:30,33,35 (see GFM), Isaiah 31:8; Lamentations 1:1; so ויהי לְמַס עֹבֵד Joshua 16:10 (compare Genesis 49:15; 1 Kings 9:21); וַיִתְּנוּ אֶתהַֿכְּנַעֲנִי לָמַ֑ס Joshua 17:13, compare (׳וַיָּ֫שֶׂם וגו) Judges 1:28. 3 in General: וַיְהִי לְמַסעֹֿבֵד Genesis 49:15 and he (Issachar) became a slaving labour-band (poem in J; compare Joshua 16:10; 1 Kings 9:21); compare רְמִיָּה תִּהְיֶה לָמַ֑ס Proverbs 12:24 (here apparently of individual) 4 forced service, serfdom (or possibly (in late passage) tribute = enforced payment, compare Late Hebrew, ᵑ7, see above), only of Ahasuerus: ׳וַיָּשֶׂם הַמֶּלֶךְ מַס עַלהָֿאָרֶץ וגו Esther 10:1. II. מַס see מסס. מֵסַב, מֵסֵב see סבב. מַסְגֵּר, מִסְגֶּ֫רֶת see סגר. מַסַּד see יסד. [מִסְדְּרוֺן] see סדר Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb נָסַס (nasas), which means to lift or carry.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2041 (ἔργον, ergon): Work, labor, task. Usage: The term מַס is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a levy or tribute, often in the form of forced labor imposed by a ruler or governing authority. It is associated with the concept of a burden or obligation placed upon a group of people, typically for the purpose of public works or as a form of subjugation. Context: • The term מַס appears in several contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often in relation to the imposition of labor or tribute by a king or ruling power. It is notably used in the context of Solomon's reign, where he imposed forced labor on the Israelites and foreigners to complete his extensive building projects, including the construction of the Temple and his palace (1 Kings 5:13-14, BSB: "Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of thirty thousand men from all Israel. He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand per month, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor."). Forms and Transliterations הַמַּ֑ס הַמַּ֔ס הַמַּ֜ס הַמַּֽס׃ המס המס׃ לְמַ֔ס לְמַס־ לָמַ֑ס לָמַ֖ס לָמַ֥ס לָמַֽס׃ למס למס־ למס׃ מִסִּ֔ים מַ֖ס מַ֛ס מס מסים ham·mas hammas lā·mas laMas lāmas lə·mas lə·mas- lemas ləmas ləmas- mas mis·sîm misSim missîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 49:15 HEB: לִסְבֹּ֔ל וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־ עֹבֵֽד׃ ס NAS: a slave at forced labor. KJV: and became a servant unto tribute. INT: to bear and became forced A slave Exodus 1:11 Deuteronomy 20:11 Joshua 16:10 Joshua 17:13 Judges 1:28 Judges 1:30 Judges 1:33 Judges 1:35 2 Samuel 20:24 1 Kings 4:6 1 Kings 5:13 1 Kings 5:13 1 Kings 5:14 1 Kings 9:15 1 Kings 9:21 1 Kings 12:18 2 Chronicles 8:8 2 Chronicles 10:18 Esther 10:1 Proverbs 12:24 Isaiah 31:8 Lamentations 1:1 23 Occurrences |
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