Bible Encyclopedia: Beka

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BEKA

be'-ka (beqa`, "half"): Half a shekel, the amount contributed by each male of the Israelites for the use of the Sanctuary (Exodus 38:26). Its value varied according to the standard used, but on the ordinary, or Phoenician, standard it would represent about 122 grams.

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Strong's Hebrew

1235. beqa -- half
... 1234, 1235. beqa. 1236 . half. Transliteration: beqa Phonetic Spelling:
(beh'-kah) Short Definition: beka. Word Origin from baqa ...
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Thesaurus

Beka (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BEKA. be'-ka ... grams. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Multi-Version Concordance Beka (1 Occurrence). Genesis ...
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Bekah (1 Occurrence)
... Both the name and its explanation, "a half shekel," are given in Exodus 38:26.
The word properly means a "division," a "part." (RV, "beka."). ...
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603550 (3 Occurrences)
... Exodus 38:26 a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary,
for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty ...
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Upward (74 Occurrences)
... Exodus 38:26 a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary,
for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty ...
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Total (16 Occurrences)
... Exodus 38:26 a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary,
for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty ...
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Per (3 Occurrences)
... Exodus 38:26 a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary,
for everyone who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty ...
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Baalperazim (2 Occurrences)
... The exact site is unknown, but if the Vale of Rephaim is el Beka`a, the open valley
between Jerusalem and Mar Elias, then Baal-perazim would probably be the ...
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Beirut
Beirut. Beings, Beirut. Beka . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BEIRUT.
ba'-root'. See BERYTUS. Beings, Beirut. Beka . Reference Bible.
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Baal-perazim (2 Occurrences)
... The exact site is unknown, but if the Vale of Rephaim is el Beka`a, the open valley
between Jerusalem and Mar Elias, then Baal-perazim would probably be the ...
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Baalsamus
... The exact site is unknown, but if the Vale of Rephaim is el Beka`a, the open valley
between Jerusalem and Mar Elias, then Baal-perazim would probably be the ...
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Bible Concordance

Beka (1 Occurrence)

Genesis 24:22 And it cometh to pass when the camels have finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring (whose weight 'is' a bekah), and two bracelets for her hands (whose weight 'is' ten 'bekahs' of gold),
(Root in YLT NIV)

Subtopics

Beka

Related Terms

Bekah (1 Occurrence)

603550 (3 Occurrences)

Upward (74 Occurrences)

Total (16 Occurrences)

Per (3 Occurrences)

Baalperazim (2 Occurrences)

Beirut

Baal-perazim (2 Occurrences)

Baalsamus