Leviticus 27:3

“the valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be a valuation of fifty shekels of silver, by the shekel of the sanctuary.”

Leviticus 27:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 27:3, word by word

the valuationהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
the valuationעֶרְכְּerk

valuation

The price fixed for something or someone, according to the law.

Where else “erk” appears
of a maleזָּכָרzachar

male

A person of the male sex, man or boy.

Where else “zachar” appears
twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
years oldבֶּןben

years old

To give someone's age, how long they have lived.

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years oldשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםshishim

sixty

Sixty.

Where else “shishim” appears
of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

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shekelsשֶׁקֶלshekel

shekel

Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.

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of silverכֶּסֶףkesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

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of the sanctuaryקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

Where else “kodesh” appears

The context

2“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: When a man makes a special vow to YHWH according to the valuation of persons,

3 · This verse (above)

4And if it is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels.

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