le.tekh denotes a measured amount of barley in the purchase described in Hosea 3:2.

The attested use places le.tekh as a specified amount of barley alongside silver and a homer in the purchase described in Hosea 3:2.

1. A specified amount of barley · dominant

   In Hosea 3:2, the construct singular noun occurs in the purchase clause with barley; the APB renders the verse, "So I bought her for myself with fifteen pieces of silver and a homer of barley and a lethek of barley."

   Hosea 3:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 3:2, the APB presents the term as "a lethek of barley." This shows the verse's presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.