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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(handful) (1 Chron. 29:77And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. (1 Chronicles 29:7); Ezra 2:6969They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. (Ezra 2:69); Neh. 7:70-7270And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. 71And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. 72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. (Nehemiah 7:70‑72)). [DARIC.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
150 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
’adarkon
Phonic:
ad-ar-kone’
Meaning:
of Persian origin; a daric or Persian coin
KJV Usage:
dram