HebrewH1235Noun (Masculine)
בֶּ֫קַע
be.qa
“bekah”
2Occurrences
H1235Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a section (half) of ashekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)
from H1234 (בָּקַע);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- 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.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
בֶּ֫קַע appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Exodus
1
Genesis
1
Key Passages
Exodus 38:26BSB
a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
Genesis 24:22BSB
And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
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