ge.rah is a unit used to state that a shekel consists of twenty such units.

The attested use is a fixed unit of measure, consistently used to define a shekel as twenty gerahs in valuation, payment, and measure statements.

1. Unit in the twenty-to-one shekel measure · dominant

   In Exodus 30:13, Leviticus 27:25, Numbers 18:16, and Numbers 3:47, the singular absolute noun occurs in clauses that state twenty gerahs to a sanctuary shekel. Ezekiel 45:12 likewise gives the shekel as twenty gerahs while setting out larger measures.

   Exodus 30:13Ezekiel 45:12Leviticus 27:25Numbers 18:16Numbers 3:47

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “gerahs” in each verse, within statements equating twenty gerahs with a shekel. This reflects the measure statement of the clauses rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.