מֶכֶסmekeç
computation, proportion to be paid, tax (Numbers 31:28; Numbers 31:37; Numbers 31:38; Numbers 31:39; Numbers 31:40)
Pronunciation: meh'-kes · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4371
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 31:28 From the army’s portion, first give the Lord his share of the plunder—one of every 500 of the prisoners and of the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.
- Numbers 31:37 of which 675 were the Lord’s share;
- Numbers 31:38 36,000 cattle, of which 72 were the Lord’s share;
- Numbers 31:39 30,500 donkeys, of which 61 were the Lord’s share;
- Numbers 31:40 and 16,000 virgin girls, of whom 32 were the Lord’s share.
- Numbers 31:41 Moses gave all the Lord’s share to Eleazar the priest, just as the Lord had directed him.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).