The meaning of “קְשִׂיטָה”
Understanding qᵉsîyṭâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
piece of money (silver). - an ingot (as definitely estimated and stamped for a coin) 1) a unit of unknown value 1a) perh...
קְשִׂיטָה
piece of money (silver). - an ingot (as definitely estimated and stamped for a coin) 1) a unit of unknown value 1a) perhaps weight, money
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 33:19 | “And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.” Word: קְשִׂיטָה (qᵉsîyṭâh) | |
| Joshua 24:32 | “And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.” Word: קְשִׂיטָה (qᵉsîyṭâh) | |
| Job 42:11 | “Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.” Word: קְשִׂיטָה (qᵉsîyṭâh) |
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