בֶּקַע

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H1235

Transliteration: beqaʻ

Pronunciation: beh'-kah

Definition: bekah

Original: בּקע

Transliteration: beqa‛

Phonetic: beh'-kah

BDB Definition:

half, part also called " shekel of the sanctuary" or " holy shekel"
half a shekel (metonymy) 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.

Origin: from H1234" class="dictionary-topic-link">H1234

TWOT entry: 271a