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mks, mksˀ (māḵes, māḵsā) n.m. tax-collector
tax-collector
Palmyrene, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man
Trf 1.1.7↗ srbnyn hww byny tgrˀ lbyny mksyˀ : there were disputes between the merchants and the tax collectors ; AphDem9.181:19↗ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܟܣܐ‏ ; P Mt5:47↗ ܠܵܐ ܗܵܐ ܐܵܦ݂ ܡܵܟ݂ܣܸܐ̈ ܗܼܝ ܗܵܕ݂ܸܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܼ݁ܝܢ‏ ; BT San 44b(53)↗ כי ההוא מעשה דבעיא מכסא‏ : as in the case of the story of PN the tax collector ; SidraDNishmata 70.84:13↗ rab maksia laniqum qudamaikin : the chief tax-collector will not confront you
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 760[385]DJPA: 308aDJBA: 676bDrower/Macuch: 243aPayne-Smith ~: 2105J. Payne-Smith: 272DNWSI: 625DCPA[Schulthess]: 225[110]

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