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Weights

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 6 distinct subjects under Weights. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.The gerah (Lev.
  2. 2.Bekah (Ex.
  3. 3.Shekel, “a weight,” only in the Old Testament, and frequently in its original form (Gen.
  4. 4.Ma’neh, “a part” or “portion” (Ezek.
  5. 5.Talent of silver (2 Kings 5:22), equal to 3,000 shekels, i.e., 125 lbs.
  6. 6.Talent of gold (Ex.

Reduced to English troy-weight, the Hebrew weights were:

  1. Weights (1)

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    The gerah (Lev. 27:25; Num. 3:47), a Hebrew word, meaning a grain or kernel, and hence a small weight. It was the twentieth part of a shekel, and equal to 12 grains.

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    Bekah (Ex. 38:26), meaning “a half” i.e., “half a shekel,” equal to 5 pennyweight.

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    Shekel, “a weight,” only in the Old Testament, and frequently in its original form (Gen. 23:15, 16; Ex. 21:32; 30:13, 15; 38:24-29, etc.). It was equal to 10 pennyweight.

  4. Weights (4)

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    Ma’neh, “a part” or “portion” (Ezek. 45:12), equal to 60 shekels, i.e., to 2 lbs. 6 oz.

  5. Weights (5)

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    Talent of silver (2 Kings 5:22), equal to 3,000 shekels, i.e., 125 lbs.

  6. Weights (6)

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    Talent of gold (Ex. 25:39), double the preceding, i.e., 250 lbs.

In the Bible

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Verses where Weights is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Deuteronomy 25:13

    You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light.

  • Deuteronomy 25:15

    You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Leviticus 19:36

    You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

  • Micah 6:11

    Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?

  • Proverbs 16:11

    Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

  • Proverbs 20:10

    Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.

+1 more verse naming Weights.

Scripture on Weights

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Weights references

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Voices on Weights

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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.

Jeff Durbin: The Evil & Expression of Unequal Weights & Measures1:08:00
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Jeff Durbin: The Evil & Expression of Unequal Weights & Measures

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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