Weights:
Reduced to English troy-weight, the Hebrew weights were: (1.) The gerah (Lev 27:25; Num 3:47), a Hebrew word, meaning a grain or kernel, and hence a small weight. It was the twentieth part of a shekel, and equal to 12 grains.
(2.) Bekah (Exd 38:26), meaning "a half" i.e., "half a shekel," equal to 5 pennyweight.
(3.) Shekel, "a weight," only in the Old Testament, and frequently in its original form (Gen 23:15,16; Exd 21:32; 30:13,15; 38:24-29, etc.). It was equal to 10 pennyweight.
(4.) Ma'neh, "a part" or "portion" (Eze 45:12), equal to 60 shekels, i.e., to 2 lbs. 6 oz.
(5.) Talent of silver (2Ki 5:22), equal to 3,000 shekels, i.e., 125 lbs.
(6.) Talent of gold (Exd 25:39), double the preceding, i.e., 250 lbs.
Weights: Generally regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
Weights: Sometimes Regulated by the King's Standard
Weights: Mentioned in Scripture
Gerah
Bekah or half shekel
Shekel
Dram
Maneh or pound
Talent
Weights: The Jews
Forbidden to have various
Forbidden to have unjust
Frequently used unjust
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