בֵּית הַמֶּכֶס

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Customs House

הגדרה (אנגלית)

A place where customs officials sit and collect the tax for the goods being transferred.

("A parable of a king of flesh and blood who was passing by the customs house. He said to his servants: Give the tax to the tax collectors. They said to him: But is not all the tax entirely yours? He said to them: From me all wayfarers will learn, and they will not evade themselves from the tax. So too the Holy One, blessed be He, said: I am the Lord, who hates robbery with burnt offering; from Me My children will learn, and they will evade themselves from robbery" – Sukkah 30a)