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mks, mksˀ
(māḵes, māḵsā)
n.m.
tax-collector
√
mks, mksˀ
n.m.
tax-collector
Palmyrene
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CPA
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Syr
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JBA
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Man
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5 citations
Trf 1.1.7
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srbnyn hww byny tgrˀ lbyny mksyˀ
srbnyn hww byny tgrˀ lbyny mksyˀ
סרבנין הוו ביני תגרא לביני מכסיא
ܣܪܒܢܝN ܗܘܘ ܒܝܢܝ ܬܓܪܐ ܠܒܝܢܝ ܡܟܣܝܐ
ܣܪܒܢܝN ܗܘܘ ܒܝܢܝ ܬܓܪܐ ܠܒܝܢܝ ܡܟܣܝܐ
: there were disputes between the merchants and the tax collectors
;
AphDem9.181:19
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ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܟܣܐ
wpryšˀ wmksˀ
ופרישא ומכסא
ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܟܣܐ
wpryšˀ wmksˀ
ופרישא ומכסא
ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܟܣܐ
ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܟܣܐ
;
P Mt5:47
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ܠܵܐ ܗܵܐ ܐܵܦ݂ ܡܵܟ݂ܣܸܐ̈ ܗܼܝ ܗܵܕ݂ܸܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܼ݁ܝܢ
lāˀ hāˀ ˀāp̱ māḵseˀ̈ hiy hāḏeˀ ˁāḇdiyn
לָא הָא אָף מָכסֶא הִי הָדֶא עָבדִּין
ܠܵܐ ܗܵܐ ܐܵܦ݂ ܡܵܟ݂ܣܸܐ̈ ܗܼܝ ܗܵܕ݂ܸܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܼ݁ܝܢ
lāˀ hāˀ ˀāp̱ māḵseˀ̈ hiy hāḏeˀ ˁāḇdiyn
לָא הָא אָף מָכסֶא הִי הָדֶא עָבדִּין
ܠܵܐ ܗܵܐ ܐܵܦ݂ ܡܵܟ݂ܣܸܐ̈ ܗܼܝ ܗܵܕ݂ܸܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܼ݁ܝܢ
ܠܵܐ ܗܵܐ ܐܵܦ݂ ܡܵܟ݂ܣܸܐ̈ ܗܼܝ ܗܵܕ݂ܸܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܼ݁ܝܢ
;
BT San 44b(53)
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כי ההוא מעשה דבעיא מכסא
ky hhwˀ mˁšh dbˁyˀ mksˀ
ܟܝ ܗܗܘܐ ܡܥܫܗ ܕܒܥܝܐ ܡܟܣܐ
ܟܝ ܗܗܘܐ ܡܥܫܗ ܕܒܥܝܐ ܡܟܣܐ
ky hhwˀ mˁšh dbˁyˀ mksˀ
כי ההוא מעשה דבעיא מכסא
ܟܝ ܗܗܘܐ ܡܥܫܗ ܕܒܥܝܐ ܡܟܣܐ
ܟܝ ܗܗܘܐ ܡܥܫܗ ܕܒܥܝܐ ܡܟܣܐ
: 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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Derivatives
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māḵsū, māḵsūṯā
n.f.
— tax-collectorship
mwks
n.m.
— tax collector
ryš mksyn
n.m.
— chief tax collector
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Complete KWIC concordance
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Notes & Bibliography
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Page refs. in other dictionaries:
LS2:
760[385]
DJPA:
308a
DJBA:
676b
Drower/Macuch:
243a
Payne-Smith ~:
2105
J. Payne-Smith:
272
DNWSI:
625
DCPA[Schulthess]:
225[110]
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