Mas shevakh (מס שבח) means betterment tax in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַס שֶׁבַח
mas shevakh
noun · masculine
In English
betterment tax
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mas shevakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תשלום אותו צריך לשלם לשלטונות אדם המוכר נכס כלשהו במידה והוא מכר אותו במחיר גבוה יותר מהמחיר שבו הוא קנה אותו.
The word Mas shevakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַס שֶׁבַח
- Written without vowel points
- מס שבח
- Said
- mas shevakh
- Root
- ש־ב־ח
- Gematria
- 410
This is how Mas shevakh is said in other languages.
- English
- betterment tax
The word Mas shevakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מס שבח מקרקעין
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The word Mas shevakh comes from the root ש־ב־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Mas shevakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mas shevakh.
What does Mas shevakh (מס שבח) mean in Hebrew?
Mas shevakh (מס שבח) means betterment tax. It is said mas shevakh, with the stress on she.
Is Mas shevakh (מס שבח) masculine or feminine?
The word Mas shevakh (מס שבח) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מס שבח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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