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גֵּרָה

gera · gerah

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1626 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

gera (גֵּרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “gerah”.

The smallest weight, a twentieth of a shekel (a little over half a gram).

How to say it

ge·ra

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

In today's measures

about 0.02 oz (0.6 g) approximate

A twentieth of a shekel.

Exodus 30:13

All the measures, coins and hours

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The smallest weight, a twentieth of a shekel.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Exodus 30:13

    This they shall give, everyone who passes over to those numbered: half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to YHWH.

  • Leviticus 27:25

    And every valuation shall be by the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

  • Numbers 3:47

    you shall take five shekels apiece per head; you shall take them by the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel being twenty gerahs.

  • Numbers 18:16

    And their redemption price: from a month old you shall redeem them, at your valuation, for silver, five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

  • Ezekiel 45:12

    And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, fifteen shekels shall be the mina for you.