Strong's Concordance mekes: computation, proportion to be paid, tax Original Word: מֶ֫כֶסPart of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: mekes Phonetic Spelling: (meh'-kes) Short Definition: levy 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 Strong's Hebrew 43716 Occurrences ham·me·ḵes — 1 Occ. me·ḵes — 2 Occ. ū·miḵ·sām — 3 Occ. 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 |