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== [[American]] [[Tract]] [[Society]] [[Bible]] [[Dictionary]] == <p> A half-shekel; in weight, five pennyweights; in money, about twenty- five cents. This sum each [[Israelite]] over twenty years old was to pay as a poll tax for the temple service, Exodus 30:13 . </p> == Easton's Bible Dictionary == Exodus 38:26 == Holman Bible Dictionary == [[Beka]] == Hitchcock's Bible [[Names]] == == Morrish Bible Dictionary == <p> See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. </p> == Smith's Bible Dictionary == <p> Be'kah. See [[Weights And Measures]]. </p> == Webster's Dictionary == <p> (n.) [[Half]] a shekel. </p> == Kitto's [[Popular]] [[Cyclopedia]] of Biblial Literature == <p> Be´kah, half a shekel [WEIGHTS AND MEASURES] </p> == Cyclopedia of Biblical, [[Theological]] and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature == <p> (בֶּקִע, be'ka, cleft, i.e. part), a [[Jewish]] weight of early use (Exodus 38:26), being half a SHEKEL (See [[Shekel]]) (q.v.), the unit of value </p> <p> (Genesis 24:22, "half-shekel"). (See [[Metrology]]). [[Every]] Israelite paid one bekah (about 31 cents) yearly for the support and repairs of the [[Temple]] (Exodus 30:13). (See [[Didrachma]]). </p>
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15663" /> ==
<p> A half-shekel; in weight, five pennyweights; in money, about twenty- five cents. This sum each [[Israelite]] over twenty years old was to pay as a poll tax for the temple service, Exodus 30:13 . </p>
       
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71765" /> ==
<p> Be'kah. See [[Weights And Measures]]. </p>
       
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30742" /> ==
Exodus 38:26
       
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38799" /> ==
[[Beka]]
       
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65330" /> ==
<p> See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. </p>
       
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_92328" /> ==
<p> (n.) Half a shekel. </p>
       
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24114" /> ==
<p> (בֶּקִע, be'ka, cleft, i.e. part), a [[Jewish]] weight of early use (Exodus 38:26), being half a SHEKEL (See [[Shekel]]) (q.v.), the unit of value </p> <p> (Genesis 24:22, "half-shekel"). (See [[Metrology]]). Every Israelite paid one bekah (about 31 cents) yearly for the support and repairs of the [[Temple]] (Exodus 30:13). (See [[Didrachma]]). </p>
       
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15263" /> ==
<p> Be´kah, half a shekel [WEIGHTS AND MEASURES] </p>
       
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<ref name="term_15663"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_15663"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_71765"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_30742"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_30742"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_38799"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_38799"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_45282"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/bekah Bekah from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_65330"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_65330"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_71765"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_92328"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_92328"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/bekah Bekah from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
<ref name="term_24114"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bekah Bekah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
          
          
<ref name="term_15263"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/bekah Bekah from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_15263"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/bekah Bekah from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_24114"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bekah Bekah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
          
          
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Revision as of 13:44, 12 October 2021

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [1]

A half-shekel; in weight, five pennyweights; in money, about twenty- five cents. This sum each Israelite over twenty years old was to pay as a poll tax for the temple service, Exodus 30:13 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]

Be'kah. See Weights And Measures.

Easton's Bible Dictionary [3]

Exodus 38:26

Holman Bible Dictionary [4]

Beka

Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Webster's Dictionary [6]

(n.) Half a shekel.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]

(בֶּקִע, be'ka, cleft, i.e. part), a Jewish weight of early use (Exodus 38:26), being half a SHEKEL (See Shekel) (q.v.), the unit of value

(Genesis 24:22, "half-shekel"). (See Metrology). Every Israelite paid one bekah (about 31 cents) yearly for the support and repairs of the Temple (Exodus 30:13). (See Didrachma).

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [8]

Be´kah, half a shekel [WEIGHTS AND MEASURES]

References

  1. ↑ Bekah from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
  2. ↑ Bekah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
  3. ↑ Bekah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
  4. ↑ Bekah from Holman Bible Dictionary
  5. ↑ Bekah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
  6. ↑ Bekah from Webster's Dictionary
  7. ↑ Bekah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
  8. ↑ Bekah from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
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