BDB4133

מֶ֫כֶס noun masculine computation, proportion to be paid, tax (Palmyrene מכסא Reckend^{ZMG 1885, 379 ff.}; Late Hebrew מֶכֶס , Aramaic מִכְסָא, [untranscribed source text 2593] tax (hence Arabic [untranscribed source text 2594] as loan-word Frä²⁸³); Assyrian miksu , Dl^{HWB 407} (√ מכס); Late Hebrew מוֺכֵס tax-collector; so Assyrian makkasu, compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 2595]) — Num 31:28 ׳ לי ׳ זַהֲרֵמֹתָ֫ מ and thou shalt separate a tax (duty levied on the spoil) for ׳ י, Num 31:37 Num 31:38 Num 31:39 Num 31:40 Num 31:41 (all P ).