Bible Dictionaries
Talent
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Exodus 38:25,26 ), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in the form of a circular mass, as the Hebrew name Kikkar Denotes. A talent of gold was double the weight of a talent of silver ( 2 Samuel 12:30 ). Parable of the talents (Matthew 18:24; 25:15 ). Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Talent'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/t/talent.html. 1897.