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Gerah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A bean, probably of the carob tree, the smallest weight, and also the smallest piece of money, among the Hebrews, equal to the twentieth part of a shekel (Exod 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47). This word came into use in the same way as our word “grain,” from a grain of wheat.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ge'-ra (gerah, "grain" or "kernel"): A weight, the 20th part of a shekel (Exod 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47; Num 18:16; Ezek 45:12).

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).