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gerah

[ gee-ruh ]

noun

  1. an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.


gerah

/ ˈɡɪəə /

noun

  1. an ancient Hebrew unit of weight
  2. an ancient Hebrew coin equal to one twentieth of a shekel
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gerah1

1525–35; < Hebrew ŧ < Akkadian ū
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gerah1

C16: from Hebrew ŧ 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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