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weight of a talent

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(weight). A Hebrew weight and denomination for money, equal to 3,000 shekels, or 931 pounds of silver, and varying in value from $1,550 to $2,000 (Ex. 38:25²⁵And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: (Exodus 38:25); Matt. 18:24²⁴And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. (Matthew 18:24)). The Attic, or Greek talent, was worth about $1,200; the Roman great talent, $500; the Roman small talent, $375.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

5006 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

ταλαντιαῖος

Transliteration:

talantiaios

Phonic:

tal-an-tee-ah’-yos

Meaning:

from 5007; talent-like in weight

KJV Usage:

weight of a talent