H1626Hebrewgērāh

גֵּרָה

gerah.

5
Total Occurrences
4
Books
5
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gêrâh; Pronunciation: gay-raw'