GERAH

Etymology

Noun

gerah (plural gerahs)

(historical) An ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency, one twentieth of a shekel.

Anagrams

• Hager

Source: Wiktionary


Ge"rah, n. Etym: [Heb. g, lit., a bean.] (Jewish Antiq.)

Definition: A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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