Mekhes מֶ֫כֶס

Mekhes (Hebrew מֶ֫כֶס, Strong's H4371) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “tribute”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Mekhes, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Numbers

• Numbers 31:28
  And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
• Numbers 31:37
  And the Lord’s tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.337,500 sheep, including a tribute to the LORD of 675,
• Numbers 31:38
  And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and twelve.36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,
• Numbers 31:39
  And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the Lord’s tribute was threescore and one.30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61,
• Numbers 31:40
  And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the Lord’s tribute was thirty and two persons.and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32.
• Numbers 31:41
  And Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).