דַּרְכְּמוֹן

Strong’s Definition

a 'drachma', or coin

Etymology & Derivation

of Persian origin;

KJV Usage

dram.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.daric, drachma, dram, unit of measure
• 2.a gold coin current in palestine in the period after the return from babylon; 128 grains (8.32 grams) of gold worth about $120 dollars and 128 grains of silver worth about $2.40

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: darkᵉmôwn; Pronunciation: dar-kem-one'