hebrew #1235 - בֶּקַע beqa (half)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bekah, half a shekel From baqa'; a section (half) of a shekel, i.e. A beka (a weight and a coin) -- bekah, half a shekel. see HEBREW baqa' Englishman's Concordance 1) half, part also called “shekel of the sanctuary” or “holy shekel” 2) half a shekel (metonymy) 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. Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H1234 Same Word by TWOT Number: 271a Brown-Driver-Briggsבֶּ֫קַעnoun [masculine]fraction, half, i.e. half-shekel, a weight; בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֺGenesis 24:22, compare Hesychius in LagGes. Abh 199, 1. 18βακαίον [Lag βέκαον] μέρον τι; see also בֶּקַעExodus 38:26 (=מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל). Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 1235. בֶּ֫קַע (beqa) — 2 OccurrencesGenesis 24:22 Exodus 38:26 |