ΗΜΙΣΙΚΛΟΝ, ημισικλον
ĒMISIKLON, ēmisiklon
Sounds Like: hee-mee-SIK-lon
Translations: half-shekel, a half-shekel
From the root: ΗΜΙΣΙΚΛΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a half-shekel, which was a specific unit of currency or weight. In ancient contexts, particularly in the Bible, it often refers to the amount of money required for the temple tax, which was a half-shekel per person.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2257 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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