What does מַס · φόρος mean in the Bible?
מַס · φόρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forced labor, tribute, servitude".
Hebrew · H4522, G5411
לָמַס
Properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor · tax
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מַס H4522 properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor
Pronunciation mas
Forced labor tax that burdens and weakens; denotes both the corvée system and oppressive servitude imposed by kings
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φόρος G5411 tax
Pronunciation phóros
Tax imposed by a ruling power on subject peoples; distinct from voluntary or commercial levies.
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What does לָמַס (lamas) mean in the Bible?
מַס · φόρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "forced labor, tribute, servitude".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4522, G5411?
H4522, G5411 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. forced labor, tribute, servitude
Strong's H4522, G5411
Lexical occurrences 23 verses Source Gloss
forced labor, tribute, servitude
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לָמַס is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain