Difference between revisions of "Piece Of Money"
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7216" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7216" /> == | ||
<p> Two words are thus rendered in the King James Version ( קשׂיטה , <i> ''''' ḳesı̄ṭah ''''' </i> ; στατήρ , <i> ''''' statḗr ''''' </i> ). the Revised Version (British and American) gives only the first this rendering ( Job 42:11 ). It is supposed to be from Arabic <i> '''''ḳassaṭ''''' </i> , "to divide equally by weight," and hence, something weighed; a piece of silver weighed for money, and perhaps stamped with its weight. The stater is the well-known Greek weight and coin ( Matthew 17:27 the King James Version, margin, "stater," the Revised Version (British and American) "shekel"). In gold it was equal to about a guinea or five dollars, but in silver only to about 66 cents (in 1915). </p> | <p> Two words are thus rendered in the King James Version ( קשׂיטה , <i> ''''' ḳesı̄ṭah ''''' </i> ; στατήρ , <i> ''''' statḗr ''''' </i> ). the Revised Version (British and American) gives only the first this rendering ( Job 42:11 ). It is supposed to be from Arabic <i> ''''' ḳassaṭ ''''' </i> , "to divide equally by weight," and hence, something weighed; a piece of silver weighed for money, and perhaps stamped with its weight. The stater is the well-known Greek weight and coin ( Matthew 17:27 the King James Version, margin, "stater," the Revised Version (British and American) "shekel"). In gold it was equal to about a guinea or five dollars, but in silver only to about 66 cents (in 1915). </p> | ||
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Revision as of 08:13, 15 October 2021
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Genesis 33:19 Job 42:11 Matthew 17:27 stater Coins
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
Two words are thus rendered in the King James Version ( קשׂיטה , ḳesı̄ṭah ; στατήρ , statḗr ). the Revised Version (British and American) gives only the first this rendering ( Job 42:11 ). It is supposed to be from Arabic ḳassaṭ , "to divide equally by weight," and hence, something weighed; a piece of silver weighed for money, and perhaps stamped with its weight. The stater is the well-known Greek weight and coin ( Matthew 17:27 the King James Version, margin, "stater," the Revised Version (British and American) "shekel"). In gold it was equal to about a guinea or five dollars, but in silver only to about 66 cents (in 1915).
