בֶּ֫קַע
be.qa
Hebrew H1235 Noun, masculine 2
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בֶּ֫קַע bekah
1. 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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Concordance 2 verses
- Genesis 24:22 בֶּ֖קַע
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.
- Exodus 38:26 בֶּ֚קַע
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.
