Bekah
Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)
[Weights And Measures AND Measures]
See also: weights+and+measures, measures
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Both the name and its explanation, “a half shekel,” are given in Ex. 38:26. The word properly means a “division,” a “part.” (R.V., “beka.”)
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