Darkᵉmôwn — H1871

Definition

masculine noun

a 'drachma', or coin

1. daric, drachma, dram, unit of measure
1. a gold coin current in Palestine in the period after the return from Babylon; 128 grains (8.32 grams) of gold worth about $120 dollars and 128 grains of silver worth about $2.40

Usually translated as

dram

Origin

of Persian origin

Greek equivalents

• drachmḗ (G1406)
• mnâ (G3414)
• nómisma (G3546)

Occurrences

Darkᵉmôwn occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (3)

• Ezra 2:69 — They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams (דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙) of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
• Nehemiah 7:70 — And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams (דַּרְכְּמֹנִ֥ים) of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
• Nehemiah 7:71 — And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams (דַּרְכְּמוֹנִ֖ים) of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
• Nehemiah 7:72 — And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams (דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙) of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.