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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Gerah \Ge"rah\, n. [Heb. g?rah, lit., a bean.] (Jewish Antiq.) A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel. [1913 Webster] Note: The silver gerah is supposed to have been worth about three cents; the gold about fifty-four cents; the weight equivalent to about thirteen grains. [1913 Webster] | ||
2. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary | ||
Gerah a bean, probably of the carob tree, the smallest weight, and also the smallest piece of money, among the Hebrews, equal to the twentieth part of a shekel (Ex. 30:13; Lev. 27:25; Num. 3:47). This word came into use in the same way as our word "grain," from a grain of wheat. | ||
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