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Bekah

בֶּקַע/BEE-kuh/

“Cleft, half (shekel)”

Summary

A Hebrew unit of weight equal to half a shekel, required as a poll tax for the tabernacle service.

☩Weight and Value

The bekah was half a shekel, the amount every Israelite male over twenty years old paid as a census offering for the service and maintenance of the tabernacle. The word means 'cleft' or 'part,' indicating its relationship to the whole shekel.

Key verses:Exodus 38:26Exodus 30:13

Related Verses1 mention

Exodus· 1 verse

38:26

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Bekah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.American Tract Society, "Bekah," in American Tract Society Bible Dictionary (American Tract Society, 1859).