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Strong's #1235 - בֶּקַע

Transliteration

beqaʻ

Phonetics

beh'-kah

Origin

from (H1234)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

271a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

half, part also called "shekel of the sanctuary" or "holy shekel"
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.

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1406 ‑ δραχμή (drakh‑may');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

BSB (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

CSB (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

ESV (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

KJV (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

LEB (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

LSB (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

N95 (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

NAS (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Genesis 1

Exodus 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2034) o q b (בקאה BQAh) AC: Cleave CO: Half AB: ?: A breaking or cleaving of something in half.

V) o q b (בקאה BQAh) - Cleave: To break, cut or divide something in half. KJV (51): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Hophal, Pual, Piel) cleave, divide, rent, break through, breach, hatch - Strongs: H1234 (בָּקַע)

N^m) o q b (בקאה BQAh) - Bekah: A standard of measure. A half shekel weight. KJV (2): half, bekah - Strongs: H1235 (בֶּקַע)

b^m) o i q b (בקיאה BQYAh) - Fissure: A breach causing a division. KJV (2): breach, cleft - Strongs: H1233 (בָּקִיעַ)

e^f1) e o q i b (ביקאהה BYQAhH) - Valley: A wide level valley as a division between mountains. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: heqb] KJV (21): plain, valley - Strongs: H1236 (בִּקְעָה), H1237 (בִּקְעָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

בֶּ֫קַע noun [masculine] fraction, half, i.e. half-shekel, a weight; בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֺ Genesis 24:22, compare Hesychius in Lag^{Ges. Abh 199,1. 18} βακαίον [Lag βέκαον] μέρον τι; see also בֶּקַע Exodus 38:26 (= מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בֶּקַע m. a half, so called from dividing, specially half a shekel. Genesis 24:22; Exodus 38:26.

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List of Word Forms

בֶּ֖קַע בֶּ֚קַע בקע be·qa‘ Beka beqa‘