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Hebrew wordlink #218648

Aramaic

OSHB Ezra 4:13 בְלוֹ (ⱱəlō) Strongs=1093 Lemma=‘בְּלוֹ’
contextual word gloss=‘tax’ word gloss=‘custom’
Aramaic Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-522

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Other uses (2) of identical word form בְלוֹ (Aramaic Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בְלוֹ’ (Aramaic Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘tax’.

EZRA 4:20 contextual word gloss=‘tax’ word gloss=‘custom’ OSHB EZRA 4:20 word 11

OET-LV: 20 And_kings strong they _were over Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) and_having _mastery over_all _of the _region _beyond the_river and_tribute tax and_toll was_being _paid to_them. (EZR_4:20)

OET-RV: 20 Powerful kings have reigned from Yerushalem and ruled the entire region that side of the river, and had taxes and tributes paid to them. (EZR 4:20)

EZRA 7:24 contextual word gloss=‘tax’ word gloss=‘tribute’ OSHB EZRA 7:24 word 15

OET-LV: 24 And_to_you(pl) we _are_making _known that all _of the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy the_singers the_gatekeepers the _temple_servants and_the _servants _of the _house _of the_god this tribute tax and_toll not is_authorized to_throw on_them. (EZR_7:24)

OET-RV: 24 Also, it should be made clear that there is no authority to extract taxes or tribute from any priests or Levites, singers or the gatekeepers, the temple servants or the servants of that house of God. (EZR 7:24)

Hebrew words (3) other than בְלוֹ (Aramaic Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘tax’

2 CHR 24:6 מַשְׂאַת (masʼat) Lemma=‘מַשְׂאֵת’ contextual word gloss=‘the_tax_of’ word gloss=‘tax_of’ OSHB 2 CHR 24:6 word 16

OET-LV: 6 And_he/it _called the_king (to)_Yəhōyādāˊ the_chief and_he/it _said to_him/it why not have _you _required on the_Lēviyyiy to_bring from_Yəhūdāh and_from_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) DOM the _tax _of Mosheh the _servant _of YHWH and_of_the _assembly of_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_the _tent _of the _transcript. (CH2_24:6)

OET-RV: 6 so the king he summoned Yehoyada and demanded, “Why haven’t you followed up on sending the Levites throughout Yerushalem and across Yehudah to collect the annual tax instituted by Yahweh’s servant Mosheh (Moses) for the people to contribute to the costs of the sacred tent?” (CH2 24:6)

2 CHR 24:9 מַשְׂאַת (masʼat) Lemma=‘מַשְׂאֵת’ contextual word gloss=‘the_tax_of’ word gloss=‘tax_of’ OSHB 2 CHR 24:9 word 7

OET-LV: 9 And_they _made a _proclamation in_Yəhūdāh and_in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) to_bring to/for_YHWH the _tax _of Mosheh the _servant _of the_ʼElohīm on Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_wilderness. (CH2_24:9)

OET-RV: 9 They made an announcement in Yerushalem and throughout Yehudah to bring to Yahweh the tax instituted by God’s servant Mosheh when they were still in the wilderness. (CH2 24:9)

EST 10:1 מַס (maş) Lemma=‘מַס’ contextual word gloss=‘a_tax’ word gloss=‘tribute’ OSHB EST 10:1 word 4

OET-LV: 10 and_he/it _assigned the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh a _tax on the_earth/land and_the _islands _of the_sea. (EST_10:1)

OET-RV: 10 Then King Ahasuerus imposed a tax on everyone throughout his empire, including those on the islands of the Mediterranean Sea. (EST 10:1)