impost

«impost» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A tax or duty charged on goods or by a ruler — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A tax or duty charged on goods or by a ruler. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It appears with tribute and toll as the taxes paid to kings in the time of the return from exile and the rebuilding of Jerusalem. Interpretation: Enemies used the fear of lost taxes to stop the rebuilding, while a later king freed the Temple servants from them.

examples

• There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, impost, and toll, was paid unto them. (Writings EZR.4.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, impost, or toll, and so thou wilt endamage the revenue of the kings. (Writings EZR.4.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Also we announce to you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, impost, or toll, upon them. (Writings EZR.7.24, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «impost» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.