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H1235 בֶּקַע (beqaʻ) beh'-kah
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 1234; a section (half) of a shekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)

KJV Usage: bekah, half a shekel

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בֶּ֫קַע (be.qa) — bekah. 1) half, part also called "shekel of the sanctuary" or "holy shekel" 2) half a shekel (meton) There appears to be at least three different shekels, one of silver, gold and copper. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment of the subject.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · בקע

Weight

a half shekel, beka = weight of approximately 5.75 grams; equals 10 gerahs; 2 bekas make up 1 shekel; ► used for weighing gold and silver

GEN 24:22 · EXO 38:26

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בֶּ֫קַע n.[m.] fraction, half, i.e. half-shekel, a weight base

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