Difference between revisions of "Bekah"
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71765" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71765" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''Be'kah.''' See '''Weights and Measures''' . </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30742" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30742" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24114" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_24114" /> == | ||
<p> ( | <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" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15263" /> == | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 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]
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
- ↑ Bekah from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bekah from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bekah from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bekah from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bekah from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bekah from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Bekah from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Bekah from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
