Strong’s H1626 · Hebrew

גֵּרָה
gêrâh
gay-raw'

Definition

a gerah or small weight (and coin)

Etymology

from H1641 (גָּרַר) (as in H1625 (גֵּרָה)); properly, (like H1620 (גַּרְגַּר)) a kernel (round as if scraped), i.e.

Where the KJV renders it

  • gerah

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