Lexicon
דַּרְכְּמוֹן
dar.ke.mon
H1871
H:N-M Hebrew

drachma

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Hebrew
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dar.ke.mon denotes gold units counted among gifts given to a treasury for the work.

The attested plural form occurs in accounts of counted gold amounts contributed to a treasury for the work, as shown in Ezra 2:69, Nehemiah 7:70, and Nehemiah 7:71. Nehemiah 7:69 contains the same plural form, though its supplied APB wording does not make the term's contribution identifiable.

Senses in use

  1. Counted gold amounts contributed for the work · dominant

    In Ezra 2:69, Nehemiah 7:70, and Nehemiah 7:71, the plural absolute form occurs in clauses about gifts given to the treasury for the work; the APB renders these clauses with amounts of “gold drachmas.” The same plural absolute form appears in Nehemiah 7:69, but the supplied APB verse instead lists animals and does not isolate the term's contribution.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 2:69, Nehemiah 7:70, and Nehemiah 7:71, the APB presents the relevant treasury-gift clauses as amounts of “gold drachmas.” In Nehemiah 7:69, the supplied translation lists camels and donkeys, so it does not show how this term is rendered there.

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