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gerah
[ gee-ruh ]
/ ˈgi rə /
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noun
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
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Origin of gerah
1525–35; <Hebrew gērāh<Akkadian girū
Words nearby gerah
geotropic, geotropism, Ge-Pano-Carib, ger., Gera, gerah, Geraint, Gerald, Geraldine, Geraldton, Geraldton waxflower
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How to use gerah in a sentence
The Gerah, "a bean," weighed a little less than half of a dram avoirdupois (.439 dram).
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British Dictionary definitions for gerah
gerah
/ (ˈɡɪərə) /
noun
an ancient Hebrew unit of weight
an ancient Hebrew coin equal to one twentieth of a shekel
Word Origin for gerah
C16: from Hebrew gērāh bean
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