Strong H1871דַּרְכְּמוֹן
drachma
- Transliteration
- darkemôn
- Pronunciation
- dar-kem-one'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Of Persian origin; a drachma or coin: - dram.
Detailed definition
1) daric, drachma, dram, unit of measure
1a) a gold coin current in Palestine in the period after the return from Babylon; 128 grains (8.32 grams) of gold and 128 grains of silver
1a) a gold coin current in Palestine in the period after the return from Babylon; 128 grains (8.32 grams) of gold and 128 grains of silver
In the Bible
Strong H1871 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dram4
First verses
- Ezra 2:69They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
- Nehemiah 7:70And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
- Nehemiah 7:71And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
- Nehemiah 7:72And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.