מֶכֶס mekeç

Hebrew · Strong's H4371 · pronounced meh'-kes · used 6 times in 6 verses

Meaning

an assessment (as based upon a census)

In the King James Version: tribute.

Derivation: probably from an unused root meaning to enumerate;

Numbers 31:28 Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
Numbers 31:37 including a tribute to the LORD of 675,
Numbers 31:38 36,000 cattle, including a tribute to the LORD of 72,
Numbers 31:39 30,500 donkeys, including a tribute to the LORD of 61,
Numbers 31:40 and 16,000 people, including a tribute to the LORD of 32.
Numbers 31:41 Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.