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gerah
[ gee-ruh ]
noun
- an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
gerah
/ ˈɡɪə°ùÉ™ /
noun
- an ancient Hebrew unit of weight
- an ancient Hebrew coin equal to one twentieth of a shekel
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gerah1
1525–35; < Hebrew ²µÅ§°ùÄå³ó < Akkadian ²µ¾±°ùÅ«
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gerah1
C16: from Hebrew ²µÅ§°ùÄå³ó bean
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Before the birth of Isaac, Abraham removed to the South, and dwelt in Gerah, a city of the Philistines, and probably for the same reason that he had before sought the land of Egypt.
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Others who chose to do so might draw water for themselves, he was a professional in the business, and would fill the largest jar the stoutest woman could carry for a gerah.
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