mida · tribute

What it means

mida (מִדָּה) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “tribute”.

(Aramaic): payment that a people gave to the king who ruled it.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A payment that subject peoples give the king in silver or goods.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

• Ezra 4:13

  Now let it be known to the king that if that city is built and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, tax, or toll, and it will cause harm to the treasury of kings.

• Ezra 4:20

  And there were mighty kings over Jerusalem and ruling over all the other side of the river, and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.

• Ezra 6:8

  And by me an order is given concerning what you shall do with these elders of the Jews for the building of that house of Elah: from the goods of the king, which are from the tribute of the other side of the river, with diligence let the cost be paid to these men, so that there be no stoppage.

• Ezra 7:24

  And to you it is made known that as for all the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, and servants of this house of Elah, it is not permitted to impose on them tribute, tax, or toll.