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Exactor

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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the rendering (Isaiah 60:17) of נֹגֵשׁ, noges', driver (task-master, Exodus 3:7; Job 3:18; Isaiah 9:3; or simply driver of animals, Job 39:7); hence exactor of a debt (or tribute, Daniel 11:20; Zechariah 9:8); hence (in accordance with Oriental ideas and customs) a ruler, king, tyrant (Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 24:2; Zechariah 10:4): as the parallel term "prince" in the above passage of Isaiah shows to be, there the meaning.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Exactor'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/exactor.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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