a.dar.kon denotes a plural monetary item named among gifts and valuables in Scripture.

The attested plural form denotes a monetary item in lists of valuable goods: it is included among gifts for the house of God in 1 Chronicles 29:7 and among items of stated value in Ezra 8:27.

1. Monetary item in lists of valuables · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 29:7, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in a gift list for the service of the house of God; the APB renders the list with “ten thousand darics.” In Ezra 8:27, the same plural form occurs in a list of gold bowls and bronze articles with stated value; the APB renders “a thousand drams.”

   1 Chronicles 29:7Ezra 8:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the item as “darics” in 1 Chronicles 29:7 and “drams” in Ezra 8:27. These renderings only indicate how each whole verse presents the listed valuables.