gerah

American  

[gee-ruh] / ˈgi rə /

noun

1. an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.

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gerah British  

/ ˈɡɪərə /

noun

1. an ancient Hebrew unit of weight

2. an ancient Hebrew coin equal to one twentieth of a shekel

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Etymology

Origin of gerah

1525–35; < Hebrew gērāh < Akkadian girū

Example Sentences

Before the birth of Isaac, Abraham removed to the South, and dwelt in Gerah, a city of the Philistines, and probably for the same reason that he had before sought the land of Egypt.

From Project Gutenberg

Others who chose to do so might draw water for themselves, he was a professional in the business, and would fill the largest jar the stoutest woman could carry for a gerah.

From Project Gutenberg