Words the Bible translates as tithe
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ma'aserמַעֲשֵׂרa tithe: a tenth of one's crops or livestock set apart for God, and given to support the priests and the temple.
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- a tenth part: one tenth as a fraction of a quantity or measure.
- apodekatoōἀποδεκατόωto pay a tithe of something: to hand over a tenth of one's produce or income as a sacred due
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- to collect a tithe from someone: to take a tenth from another person or their property as a required levy
- asarעָשַׂרto tithe: to hand over a tenth of a harvest or herd as a due, or to claim that tenth from someone else.
- dekatoōδεκατόωto tithenot studied yet
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