Definition
from H1234; a section (half) of a shekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)
Traditional renderings: bekah, half a shekel.
Traditional renderings: bekah, half a shekel.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בֶּ֫קַע:
- δραχμήdrachmē“drachma”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Genesis 24:22בֶּ֖קַע · a bekaAnd after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
- Exodus 38:26בֶּ֚קַע · a beka…a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.