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Ezekiel 45

Ezek. 45:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the shekel
sheqel (Hebrew #8255)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
KJV usage: shekel.
Pronounce: sheh'-kel
Origin: from 8254
m shall be twenty
`esriym (Hebrew #6242)
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
KJV usage: (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
Pronounce: es-reem'
Origin: from 6235
gerahs
gerah (Hebrew #1626)
properly, (like 1620) a kernel (round as if scraped), i.e. a gerah or small weight (and coin)
KJV usage: gerah.
Pronounce: gay-raw'
Origin: from 1641 (as in 1625)
: twenty
`esriym (Hebrew #6242)
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
KJV usage: (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
Pronounce: es-reem'
Origin: from 6235
shekels
sheqel (Hebrew #8255)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
KJV usage: shekel.
Pronounce: sheh'-kel
Origin: from 8254
, five
chamesh (Hebrew #2568)
a primitive numeral; five
KJV usage: fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).
Pronounce: khaw-maysh'
Origin: masculine chamishshah {kham-ish-shaw}
and twenty
`esriym (Hebrew #6242)
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
KJV usage: (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
Pronounce: es-reem'
Origin: from 6235
shekels
sheqel (Hebrew #8255)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
KJV usage: shekel.
Pronounce: sheh'-kel
Origin: from 8254
, fifteen
`eser (Hebrew #6235)
from 6237; ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
KJV usage: ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
Pronounce: eh'ser
Origin: masculine of term aasarah {as-aw-raw'}
chamesh (Hebrew #2568)
a primitive numeral; five
KJV usage: fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).
Pronounce: khaw-maysh'
Origin: masculine chamishshah {kham-ish-shaw}
shekels
sheqel (Hebrew #8255)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
KJV usage: shekel.
Pronounce: sheh'-kel
Origin: from 8254
, shall be your maneh
maneh (Hebrew #4488)
properly, a fixed weight or measured amount, i.e. (techn.) a maneh or mina
KJV usage: maneh, pound.
Pronounce: maw-neh'
Origin: from 4487
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Ex. 30:13• 13This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord. (Ex. 30:13)
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Num. 3:47• 47Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) (Num. 3:47)

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Gerah,
Maneh,
Shekel

Cross References

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the shekel.
Ex. 30:13• 13This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord. (Ex. 30:13)
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Lev. 27:25• 25And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. (Lev. 27:25)
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Num. 3:47• 47Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) (Num. 3:47)
twenty shekels.That is, 20 + 25 + 15 = 60; for the {maneh} as a weight was equal to sixty shekels, though as a coin it was only equal to fifty, weighing about 2 lb. 6 oz.; and reckoning the shekel at 2s. 6d. being in value 6£. 5s.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneha.

JND Translation Notes

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i.e. the mina, the sixtieth part of a talent. * It is the weight measure here, and equalled 60 shekels -- 20 + 25 + 15. As a gold coin it was valued at 50 shekels. see 1 Kings 10.17; Ezra 2.69; Luke 19.13.