Definitions for gerah
ˈgi rəger·ah

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gerahnoun

   an ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency equal to one twentieth of a shekel

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1. Gerah

   A gerah (Hebrew: גרה, romanized: gêrāh) is an ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency, which, according to the Torah (Exodus 30:13, Leviticus 27:25, Numbers 3:47, 18:16), was equivalent to 1⁄20 of a standard "sacred" shekel. A gerah is known in Aramaic, and usually in Rabbinic literature, as a ma'ah (מעה; Mishnah Hebrew pl. ma'ot "מעות" which means "coins"). It was originally a fifth of a denarius or zuz, as seen in the Torah and in Ezekiel (45:12), then became a sixth of a dinar/zuz, such as the coinage of Persian-era Yehud, which came in two denominations: approximately 0.58 gram for the ma'ah and approximately .29 gram for the half ma'ah (chatzi ma'ah). .58 X 6 = 3.48 grams, which is about the weight of a zuz/denarius based on a 14 gram shekel. The Mishnah (1:1) and Jerusalem Talmud (1:4) in Shekalim discuss whether the kalbon (agio) which was sometimes required to be added to the half shekel annually levied for the Temple, was a "ma'ah" or a "chatzi ma'ah" (half ma'ah).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gerahnoun

   a small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel

2. Etymology: [Heb. grah, lit., a bean.]

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1. Gerah

   A gerah Hebrew "גרה" is an ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency, equivalent to one-twentieth of a shekel, a shekel being 180 barleycorns or 60 carob divided by 20 = 3 carob. This is 0.568 grams. A gerah is in Aramaic a ma'ah "מעה". It was originally a fifth of a Denarius/zuz, as seen in Exodus, then became a sixth of a denar/Zuz, such as the Yehud coins which came in two denominations, approximately .58 gram as a ma'ah and approximately .29 gram as a half ma'ah, and which is about the weight of a Zuz/Denarius based on a 14 gram Shekel. The Jerusalem Talmud Shekalim, in the Mishnah, debates if a kalbon, which was added when annually giving a half shekel to the Temple, was a "ma'ah" or a "chatzi ma'ah".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gerah

   gē′ra, n. (B.) the smallest Hebrew weight and coin, 1⁄20th of a shekel, worth about 1½d. [Heb. gērāh.]

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1. gareh

How to pronounce gerah?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gerah in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gerah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gerah
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerah
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gerah
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gerah
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gerah