גֵּרָה

Strong’s Definition

a gerah or small weight (and coin)

Etymology & Derivation

from H1641 (גָּרַר) (as in H1625 (גֵּרָה)); properly, (like H1620 (גַּרְגַּר)) a kernel (round as if scraped), i.e.

KJV Usage

gerah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.gerah, a weight, a 20th part of a shekel, equal to the weight of 6 barley grains or 4 to 5 carob beans

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gêrâh; Pronunciation: gay-raw'