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Strong's #4522 - מִס

Transliteration

maç

Phonetics

mas, mees

Origin

from (H4549)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1218

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

gang or body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour band or gang, forced service, task-work, serfdom, tributary, tribute, levy, taskmasters, discomfited
1. labour-band, labour-gang, slave gang
2. gang-overseers
3. forced service, serfdom, tribute, enforced payment

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2041 ‑ ἔργον (er'‑gon); 2275 ‑ ἥττημα (hayt'‑tay‑mah); 5056 ‑ τέλος (tel'‑os); 5411 ‑ φόρος (for'‑os); 5255 ‑ ὑπήκοος (hoop‑ay'‑ko‑os);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (23)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

Judges 4

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Lamentations 1

BSB (21)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

Judges 4

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Lamentations 1

CSB (22)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

Judges 4

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Lamentations 1

ESV (21)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

Judges 4

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Lamentations 1

KJV (23)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

Judges 4

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Lamentations 1

LEB (23)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

Judges 4

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Lamentations 1

LSB (43)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 3

Judges 8

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 14

2 Chronicles 4

Esther 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 2

Lamentations 2

N95 (42)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 3

Judges 8

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 14

2 Chronicles 4

Esther 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 2

Lamentations 2

NAS (41)

Genesis 2

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Joshua 4

Judges 8

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 15

2 Chronicles 4

Esther 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 2

Lamentations 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (23)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Joshua 2

Judges 4

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 1

Lamentations 1

ASV (23)

a levy 3

a tribute 1

and the levy 1

became subject to taskwork 1

is become tributary 1

of the levy 1

over them taskmasters 1

shall be put under taskwork 1

shall become subject to taskwork 1

so that they became subject to taskwork 1

them, and became subject to taskwork 1

therein shall become tributary 1

to do taskwork 1

to taskwork 2

under taskwork 1

was over the men subject to taskwork 3

who was over the men subject to taskwork 2

BSB (21)

a labor force 1

a slave 1

as forced laborers 2

forced 1

forced labor 2

forced laborers 1

into forced labor 2

of the forced labor 1

of the labor force 3

the labor force 1

to be forced 1

to be forced laborers 1

to forced labor 2

to labor 1

tribute 1

CSB (22)

a forced laborer 1

force 1

forced labor 3

labor 13

laborers 3

tax 1

ESV (21)

draft 2

forced labor 17

slave 1

tax 1

KJV (23)

discomfited 1

levy 4

to 1

tributaries 4

tributary 1

tribute 12

LEB (23)

a forced labor 1

a forced laborer 1

forced 1

forced labor 2

forced labor for them 1

forced labor for you 1

of forced labor 1

put to forced labor 1

subjected to forced labor 2

the forced labor 7

them as forced labor 1

them for forced labor 1

to forced labor 3

LSB (43)

forced 22

labor 14

laborer 1

laborers 5

men 1

N95 (42)

forced 21

labor 13

laborer 1

laborers 5

men 1

tribute 1

NAS (41)

forced 21

labor 13

laborer 1

laborers 5

tax 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (23)

a levy 2

a tribute 1

and the levy 1

became subject to forced labor 1

doing forced labor 1

ends in slave labor 1

forced labor 1

has become tributary 1

of the levy 1

so that they became subject to forced labor 1

taskmasters 1

therein shall become tributary 1

to do forced labor 1

to forced labor 2

was over the men subject to forced labor 3

who was over the men subject to forced labor 2

will become subject to forced labor 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1291) x m (מס MS) AC: Melt CO: ? AB: Affliction: The dissolving or melting away of something.

A) x m (מס MS) AC: Dissolve CO: ? AB: Affliction: A wasting or fainting away due to an outside force.

N^m) x m (מס MS) - I. Afflicted: II. Task work:A group of workers under forced labor. KJV (24): afflict, tribute, tributary, levy, discomfit, taskmaster - Strongs: H4522 (מִס), H4523 (מַס)

N^f1) e x m (מסה MSH) - Tribute: An offering. KJV (1): tribute - Strongs: H4530 (מִסָּה)

i^m) x m t (תמס TMS) - Melt: KJV (1): melt - Strongs: H8557 (תֶּמֶס)

B) x x m (מסס MSS) AC: Melt CO: ? AB: ?

V) x x m (מסס MSS) - Melt: A melting of something from heat. Also the melting of the heart through fear or discouragement. KJV (21): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Participle) melt, faint, discouraged, loose, molten, refuse - Strongs: H4549 (מָסַס)

D) x a m (מאס MAS) AC: Dissolve CO: ? AB: ?

V) x a m (מאס MAS) - Dissolve: To make something dissolve away. Also to dissolve something through refusal. KJV (76): (vf: Paal, Niphal) despise, refuse, reject, abhor, - Strongs: H3988 (מָאַס)

c^m) x f a m (מאוס MAWS) - Dissolve: Something that is dissolved through refusal. KJV (1): refuse - Strongs: H3973 (מָאוֹס)

F) x m e (המס HMS) AC: Melt CO: ? AB: ?

N^m ) x m e (המס HMS) - Melt: KJV (1): melting - Strongs: H2003 (הֲמָסִים)

H) e x m (מסה MSH) AC: Melt CO: ? AB: ?

V) e x m (מסה MSH) - Melt: KJV (4): (vf: Hiphil) melt, consume, water - Strongs: H4529 (מָסָה)

Adopted Roots:

A2344 K x m (Mix, Mixed wine)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. מַס noun masculine^{1 Kings 5:27} usually

collective body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang, also (late) forced service, task-work, serfdom ( ᵑ7מִסָּא, 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 הַמֶּלֶךְשׁלֹמֹה מַס מִכָּליִֿשְׂרָאֵל 1 Kings 5:27, amounting to 30,000 men v. 1 Kings 5:27; אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה׳הַמּ 1 Kings 9:15; ׳וַיַּעֲלֵם שׁלְמַס עֹבֵד 1 Kings 9:21 and Solomon levied them for a toiling labour-band (compare Genesis 49:15; Joshua 16:10) = ׳לְמַס וַיַּעֲלֵם שׁ 2 Chronicles 8:8; apparently instituted, earlier, by David, compare וַאֲדֹרָם עַלהַֿמַּ֑ס 2 Samuel 20:24, i.e. had charge of the body of labourers, Song of Solomon 1Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 5:28; 1 Kings 12:18 2 Chronicles 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 לְמַסעֹבֵד Joshua 16:10 (compare Genesis 49:15; 1 Kings 9:21); וַיִתְּנוּ אֶתהַֿכְּנַעֲנִילָמַ֑ס 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

List of Word Forms

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 missîm