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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H1235 - Shekel

Strong's No.:H1235

Hebrew:בֶּקַע

Transliteration:beqaʻ

Phonetic:beh'-kah

Word Origin:From H1234

Bible Usage:{bekah} half a shekel.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

a section (half) of a {shekel} that {is} a beka (a weight and a coin)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. half, part also called "shekel of the sanctuary" or "holy shekel"

2. half a shekel (meton) There appears to be at least three different shekels, one of silver, gold and copper. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment of the subject.


Bible References:
Shekel

Translation
Occurrences:
bekah ( 1 )
shekel ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.