Word Study · Strong's H1235 · Hebrew
בֶּקַע
beqa
beh'-kah
Strong's 1890 spelling: beqaʻ
“a section (half) of ashekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a section (half) of ashekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)
Rendered in the KJV as
bekah, half a shekel.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- בֶּ֖קַע1
- בֶּ֚קַע1
How it is rendered · 2
- [was] a beka1
- a beka1
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How it parses · 1
- noun · masculine singular2
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