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H4522מַסmas
taskworkerPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
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23 occurrences in 22 verses
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And he saw that rest was good and the land was pleasing; so he let them put weights on his back and became a servant.
לְמַס־ (מַס) mas- “forced labor of”
So they put overseers of forced work over them, in order to make their strength less by the weight of their work. And they made store-towns for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.
מִסִּ֔ים mi.Sim “slave gangs”
And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.
לָמַ֖ס (מַ֖ס) Mas “forced labor”
And the Canaanites who were living in Gezer were not forced out; but the Canaanites have been living among Ephraim, to this day, as servants, doing forced work.
לְמַס־ (מַס) mas- “a slave gang of”
And when the children of Israel had become strong, they put the Canaanites to forced work, in place of driving them out.
לָמַ֑ס (מַ֑ס) Mas “forced labor”
And whenever Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced work, without driving them out completely.
לָמַ֑ס (מַ֑ס) Mas “forced labor”
Zebulun did not make the people of Kitron or the people of Nahalol go out; but the Canaanites went on living among them and were put to forced work.
לָמַֽס׃ (מַֽס) Mas “forced labor”
Naphtali did not take the land of the people of Beth-shemesh or of Beth-anath, driving them out; but he was living among the Canaanites in the land; however, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were put to forced work.
לָמַֽס׃ (מַֽס) Mas “forced labor”
For the Amorites would go on living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the children of Joseph became stronger than they, and put them to forced work.
לָמַֽס׃ (מַֽס) Mas “forced labor”
And Adoram was overseer of the forced work; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder;
הַמַּ֑ס (מַּ֑ס) Mas “forced labor”
Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.
הַמַּֽס׃ (מַּֽס) Mas “forced labor”
Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;
מַ֖ס mas “forced labor”הַמַּ֔ס (מַּ֔ס) Mas “forced labor”
And sent them to Lebanon in bands of ten thousand every month: for a month they were working in Lebanon and for two months in their country, and Adoniram was in control of them.
הַמַּֽס׃ (מַּֽס) Mas “forced labor”
Now, this was the way of Solomon's system of forced work for the building of the Lord's house and of the king's house, and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Megiddo and Gezer. ...
הַמַּ֜ס (מַּ֜ס) Mas “forced labor”
Their children who were still in the land, and whom the children of Israel had not been able to put to complete destruction, them did Solomon put to forced work, to this day.
לְמַס־ (מַס) mas- “forced labor of”
Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the overseer of the forced work; and he was stoned to death by all Israel. And King Rehoboam went quickly and got into his carriage to go in flight to Jerusalem.
הַמַּ֔ס (מַּ֔ס) Mas “forced labor”
Their men who were still living in the land, and whom the children of Israel had not put an end to, these Solomon put to forced work, as is done to this day;
לְמַ֔ס (מַ֔ס) Mas “forced labor”
Then Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the overseer of the forced work; and he was stoned to death by all Israel. And King Rehoboam went quickly and got into his carriage to go in flight to Jerusalem.
הַמַּ֔ס (מַּ֔ס) Mas “forced labor”
And King Ahasuerus put a tax on the land and on the islands of the sea.
מַ֛ס mas “a tax”
The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
לָמַֽס׃ (מַֽס) Mas “forced labor”
Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.
לָמַ֥ס (מַ֥ס) Mas “forced labor”
See her seated by herself, the town which was full of people! She who was great among the nations has become like a widow! She who was a princess among the countries has come under the yoke of forced work!
לָמַֽס׃ (מַֽס) Mas “forced labor”