Or mic {mees}; from macac; properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. A tax in the form of forced labor -- discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary).
1) gang or body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour band or gang, forced service, task-work, serfdom, tributary, tribute, levy, taskmasters, discomfited 1a) labour-band, labour-gang, slave gang 1b) gang-overseers 1c) forced service, serfdom, tribute, enforced payment Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H4549 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1218
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. מַסnoun masculine1Ki 5:27 usually
collectivebody of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang, also (late) forced service, task-work, serfdom ( ᵑ7מִסָּא, especially in phrase מַסְּקֵי מִיסִּין (implying late and [for Biblical Hebrew] false sense 'tribute,' so Late Hebrew מַעֲלֵי מָסִּים; √ unknown, probably loan-word; follows analogue of ע׳׳ע); — absolute ׳מ1 Kings 5:27 +; לָמַ֑סJoshua 17:13 +; הַמַּ֑ס2 Samuel 20:24 +; plural מִסִּיםExodus 1:11; —
1labour-band, labour-gang, body of task-workers for public service, formed by levy upon the people by Solomon וַיַּ֫עַל הַמֶּלֶךְשׁלֹמֹה מַס מִכָּליִֿשְׂרָאֵל1 Kings 5:27, amounting to 30,000 men v.1 Kings 5:27; אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה׳הַמּ1 Kings 9:15; ׳וַיַּעֲלֵם שׁלְמַס עֹבֵד1 Kings 9:21and Solomon levied them for a toiling labour-band (compare Genesis 49:15; Joshua 16:10)=׳לְמַס וַיַּעֲלֵם שׁ2Chronicles 8:8; apparently instituted, earlier, by David, compare וַאֲדֹרָם עַלהַֿמַּ֑ס2 Samuel 20:24, i.e. had charge of the body of labourers, so 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 5:28; 1 Kings 12:18 2Chronicles 10:18.
2. a.of labour-bands, slave-gangs of Israel in Egypt, only שָׂרֵי מִסִּיםExodus 1:11 (J) gang-overseers.
3 in General: וַיְהִי לְמַסעֹֿבֵדGenesis 49:15and he (Issachar) became a slaving labour-band (poem in J; compare Joshua 16:10; 1 Kings 9:21); compare רְמִיָּה תִּהְיֶה לָמַ֑סProverbs 12:24 (here apparently of individual)
4forced service, serfdom (or possibly (in late passage) tribute=enforced payment, compare Late Hebrew, ᵑ7, see above), only of Ahasuerus: ׳וַיָּשֶׂם הַמֶּלֶךְ מַס עַלהָֿאָרֶץ וגוEsther 10:1.
II. מַס see מסס. מֵסַב, מֵסֵב see סבב.
מַסְגֵּר, מִסְגֶּ֫רֶת see סגר.
מַסַּד see יסד. [מִסְדְּרוֺן] see סדר
Englishman's Concordance (References)
Strong's Hebrew: 4522. מַס (mas or mis) — 23 Occurrences
Genesis 49:15 HEB:לִסְבֹּ֔ל וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־ עֹבֵֽד׃ ס NAS: a slave at forced labor. KJV: and became a servant unto tribute. INT: to bear and became forced A slave
Exodus 1:11 HEB:עָלָיו֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔ים לְמַ֥עַן עַנֹּת֖וֹ INT: over captain discomfited because of to afflict
Deuteronomy 20:11 HEB:יִהְי֥וּ לְךָ֛ לָמַ֖ס וַעֲבָדֽוּךָ׃ NAS: in it shall become your forced labor and shall serve KJV: [that is] found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve INT: are found shall become your forced and shall serve
Joshua 16:10 HEB:הַזֶּ֔ה וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־ עֹבֵֽד׃ פ NAS: day, and they became forced laborers. KJV: and serve under tribute. INT: to this became forced and serve
Joshua 17:13 HEB:אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י לָמַ֑ס וְהוֹרֵ֖שׁ לֹ֥א NAS: the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive KJV: the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly INT: put the Canaanites to forced drive out
Judges 1:28 HEB:אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י לָמַ֑ס וְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א NAS: the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive KJV: the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly INT: put the Canaanites to forced drive out
Judges 1:30 HEB:בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ ס NAS: them and became subject to forced labor. KJV: among them, and became tributaries. INT: among and became to forced
Judges 1:33 HEB:הָי֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לָמַֽס׃ ס NAS: became forced labor for them. KJV: and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them. INT: and Beth-anath became forced
Judges 1:35 HEB:יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיִּהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ NAS: grew strong, they became forced labor. KJV: prevailed, so that they became tributaries. INT: of Joseph became forced
2 Samuel 20:24 HEB:וַאֲדֹרָ֖ם עַל־ הַמַּ֑ס וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־ NAS: was over the forced labor, and Jehoshaphat KJV: And Adoram [was] over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat INT: and Adoram was over the forced and Jehoshaphat the son
1 Kings 4:6 HEB:עַבְדָּ֖א עַל־ הַמַּֽס׃ ס NAS: [was] over the men subject to forced labor. KJV: of Abda [was] over the tribute. INT: of Abda over the men
1 Kings 5:13 HEB:הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מַ֖ס מִכָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל NAS: levied forced laborers KJV: raised a levy out of all Israel; INT: and king Solomon A levy of all Israel
1 Kings 5:13 HEB:יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י הַמַּ֔ס שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף NAS: forced laborers from all KJV: out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty INT: Israel become and the levy was thirty thousand
1 Kings 5:14 HEB:וַאֲדֹנִירָ֖ם עַל־ הַמַּֽס׃ ס NAS: [was] over the forced laborers. KJV: and Adoniram [was] over the levy. INT: and Adoniram over the forced
1 Kings 9:15 HEB:וְזֶ֨ה דְבַר־ הַמַּ֜ס אֲשֶֽׁר־ הֶעֱלָ֣ה ׀ NAS: is the account of the forced labor which KJV: And this [is] the reason of the levy which king INT: now this is the account of the forced which levied
1 Kings 9:21 HEB:וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לְמַס־ עֹבֵ֔ד עַ֖ד NAS: levied forced laborers, KJV: levy a tribute of bondservice INT: levied Solomon forced of bondservice even
1 Kings 12:18 HEB:אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ הַמַּ֔ס וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ כָל־ NAS: was over the forced labor, and all KJV: Adoram, who [was] over the tribute; and all Israel INT: who was over the forced stoned and all
2 Chronicles 8:8 HEB:וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לְמַ֔ס עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם NAS: raised as forced laborers to this KJV: make to pay tribute until this day. INT: raised Solomon forced against day
2 Chronicles 10:18 HEB:אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ הַמַּ֔ס וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־ ב֧וֹ NAS: was over the forced labor, and the sons KJV: Hadoram that [was] over the tribute; and the children INT: who was over the forced stoned and the sons
Esther 10:1 HEB:(אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֧ושׁ ק) מַ֛ס עַל־ הָאָ֖רֶץ NAS: laid a tribute on the land KJV: laid a tribute upon the land, INT: now King Ahasuerus A tribute on the land
Proverbs 12:24 HEB:וּ֝רְמִיָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לָמַֽס׃ NAS: But the slack [hand] will be put to forced labor. KJV: but the slothful shall be under tribute. INT: the slack will be put to forced
Isaiah 31:8 HEB:חֶ֔רֶב וּבַחוּרָ֖יו לָמַ֥ס יִהְיֽוּ׃ NAS: will become forced laborers. KJV: and his young men shall be discomfited. INT: the sword and his young forced will become
Lamentations 1:1 HEB:בַּמְּדִינ֔וֹת הָיְתָ֖ה לָמַֽס׃ ס NAS: Has become a forced laborer! KJV: among the provinces, [how] is she become tributary! INT: the provinces has become A forced
