Bible Dictionary
REVENUE
Revenue means income, produce, increase, or funds received. In biblical contexts it may describe the yield of labor, trade, land, or public resources.
Definition
Revenue means income, increase, produce, or funds received. The biblical and related terms translated “revenue” may describe what is gained or accumulated, whether as the increase of labor, the produce of land, or income and funds. The precise sense depends on the context and the word used.
Biblical Usage
The term appears in references to income or increase in Ezra, Proverbs, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. In 2 Maccabees it translates a word meaning income, rendered “fund” in the Revised Version.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>rev'-e-nu:</p><p>(1) appethom, "revenue or income" (Ezr 4:13 the King James Version);</p><p>(2) tebhu'ah, "increase," "revenue" (Pr 8:19; 15:6; Isa 23:3; Jer 12:13); prosodos, "income" (2 Macc 3:3; 4:8 (the Revised Version (British and American) "fund"); 9:16).</p>