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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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• ܐܶܣܬ݁ܺܝܪܳܐ
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• עֶשֶׂר , עֲשָׂרָה
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Shekel, Genesis 24:22; Exodus 30:13, means "weight," and was the name of a particular weight of uncoined gold or silver, and in later history of a silver coin worth about 65 cents. See Money, Measures and Weights.