Mac means “discomfited” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G4522 — sagene (“net”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H4522 מַס מִס (mac) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mac (mas) (or mic {mees}) n-m. 1. (properly) a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor [from H4549] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include burdens and discomfited. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
mac (mas) (or mic {mees}) n-m. 1. (properly) a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor [from H4549] KJV: discomfited, levy, task(-master), tribute(-tary). Root(s): H4549
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taskworker
Usage: 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
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mac, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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22 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4522.
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.
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee.
And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.
Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, but did not utterly drive them out.
And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them.
But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:
And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
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.
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.
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4522, grouped by book.
Mac (Strong's H4522) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "discomfited". mac (mas) (or mic {mees}) n-m. 1. (properly) a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor [from H4549]
This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H4522 across 12 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4522 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as burdens and discomfited. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
