The meaning of “גֵּרָה”
Understanding gêrâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
gerah. - a gerah or small weight (and coin) 1) gerah, a weight, a 20th part of a shekel, equal to the weight of 16 barle...
גֵּרָה
gerah. - a gerah or small weight (and coin) 1) gerah, a weight, a 20th part of a shekel, equal to the weight of 16 barley grains or 4 to 5 carob beans
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 30:13 | “This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord.” Word: גֵּרָה (gêrâh) | |
| Leviticus 27:25 | “And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.” Word: גֵּרָה (gêrâh) | |
| Numbers 3:47 | “Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)” Word: גֵּרָה (gêrâh) | |
| Numbers 18:16 | “And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.” Word: גֵּרָה (gêrâh) | |
| Ezekiel 45:12 | “And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.” Word: גֵּרָה (gêrâh) |