Beqaʻ — H1235

Definition

masculine noun

a section (half) of ashekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)

1. half, part also called "shekel of the sanctuary" or "holy shekel"
2. half a shekel (meton) There appears to be at least three different shekels, one of silver, gold and copper. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment of the subject.

Usually translated as

bekah, half a shekel

Origin

from H1234

• Derived from Bâqaʻ (H1234)

Greek equivalents

• drachmḗ (G1406)

Occurrences

Beqaʻ occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (1)

• Genesis 24:22 — And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel (בֶּ֖קַע) weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
• Exodus 38:26 — A bekah (בֶּ֚קַע) for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.