DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Tribute

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37exact KJV occurrences 26Old Testament 11New Testament 17books containing the word 11mapped Strong's IDs 37occurrence-specific Strong's links

FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 49:15

And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Romans 13:7

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

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Numbers

6 occurrences in 6 verses.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where tribute appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 11 verses Numbers 66 verses Deuteronomy 11 verses Joshua 22 verses Judges 11 verses 2 Samuel 11 verses 1 Kings 33 verses 2 Kings 11 verses 2 Chronicles 33 verses Ezra 44 verses Nehemiah 11 verses Esther 11 verses Proverbs 11 verses Matthew 54 verses Mark 11 verses Luke 22 verses Romans 32 verses

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH4522

מַס

maç · mas

12 times translated as this KJV form23 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor

Strong's KJV usage: discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary).

Other KJV renderings

tributaries 4 levy 4 taskmasters 1 discomfited 1 tributary 1

Strong's first: Genesis 49:15Strong's last: Proverbs 12:24

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HebrewH4371

מֶכֶס

mekeç · meh'-kes

6 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

an assessment (as based upon a census)

Strong's KJV usage: tribute.

Strong's first: Numbers 31:28Strong's last: Numbers 31:41

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GreekG5411

φόρος

phóros · for'-os

5 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences

a load (as borne), i.e. (figuratively) a tax (properly, an individual assessment on persons or property; whereas G5056 is usually a general toll on goods or travel)

Strong's KJV usage: :--tribute.

Strong's first: Luke 20:22Strong's last: Romans 13:7

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GreekG2778

κῆνσος

kēnsos · kane'-sos

4 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences

properly, an enrollment ("census"), i.e. (by implication) a tax

Strong's KJV usage: :--tribute.

Other KJV renderings

the tribute 1

Strong's first: Matthew 17:25Strong's last: Mark 12:14

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AramaicH1093

בְּלוֹ

bᵉlôw · bel-o'

3 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

excise (on articles consumed)

Strong's KJV usage: tribute.

Strong's first: Ezra 4:13Strong's last: Ezra 7:24

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GreekG1323

δίδραχμον

dídrachmon · did'-rakh-mon

2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

a double drachma (didrachm)

Strong's KJV usage: :--tribute.

Strong's first: Matthew 17:24Strong's last: Matthew 17:24

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HebrewH4060

מִדָּה

middâh · mid-daw'

1 times translated as this KJV form55 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)

Strong's KJV usage: garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.

Other KJV renderings

measure 15 measures 12 measuring 10 piece 7 stature 4 size 3 meteyard 1 garments 1

Strong's first: Nehemiah 5:4Strong's last: Nehemiah 5:4

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AramaicH4061

מִדָּה

middâh · mid-daw'

1 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

tribute in money

Strong's KJV usage: toll, tribute.

Other KJV renderings

toll 3

Strong's first: Ezra 6:8Strong's last: Ezra 6:8

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HebrewH4530

מִסָּה

miççâh · mis-saw'

1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences

abundance, i.e. (adverbially) liberally

Strong's KJV usage: tribute.

Strong's first: Deuteronomy 16:10Strong's last: Deuteronomy 16:10

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HebrewH4853

מַשָּׂא

massâʼ · mas-saw'

1 times translated as this KJV form66 total Strong's occurrences

n-m n-pr-m

a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire

Strong's KJV usage: burden, carry away, prophecy, × they set, song, tribute.

Other KJV renderings

burden 52 burdens 5 song 3 prophecy 2 away 1 exaction 1 set 1

Strong's first: 2 Chronicles 17:11Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 17:11

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HebrewH6066

עֹנֶשׁ

ʻônesh · o'-nesh

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a fine

Strong's KJV usage: punishment, tribute.

Other KJV renderings

punishment 1

Strong's first: 2 Kings 23:33Strong's last: 2 Kings 23:33

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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2 Chronicles 8:8

H4522

But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

2 Chronicles 10:18

H4522

Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 17:11

H4853

Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

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tribute

TRIB'UTE, noun [Latin tributum, from tribuo, to give, bestow or divide.]

1. An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one prince or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty. The Romans made all their conquered countries pay tribute as do the Turks at this day; and in some countries the tribute is paid in children.

2. A personal contribution; as a tribute of respect.

3. Something given or contributed.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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