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Lexicon :: Strong's G5007 - talanton

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τάλαντον
Transliteration
talanton (Key)
Pronunciation
tal'-an-ton
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative of the original form of tlao (to bear, equivalent to φέρω (G5342))
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Strong’s Definitions

τάλαντον tálanton, tal'-an-ton; neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of τλάω tláō (to bear; equivalent to G5342); a balance (as supporting weights), i.e. (by implication) a certain weight (and thence a coin or rather sum of money) or "talent":—talent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G5007 in the following manner: talent (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G5007 in the following manner: talent (15x).

  1. the scale of a balance, a balance, a pair of scales

  2. that which is weighed, a talent

    1. a weight varying in different places and times

    2. a sum of money weighing a talent and varying in different states and according to the changes in the laws regulating currency

      1. the Attic talent was equal to 60 Attic minae or 6000 drachmae

      2. a talent of silver in Israel weighed about 100 pounds (45 kg)

      3. a talent of gold in Israel weighed about 200 pounds (91 kg)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τάλαντον tálanton, tal'-an-ton; neuter of a presumed derivative of the original form of τλάω tláō (to bear; equivalent to G5342); a balance (as supporting weights), i.e. (by implication) a certain weight (and thence a coin or rather sum of money) or "talent":—talent.
STRONGS G5007:
τάλαντον, ταλάντου, τό (ΤΑΛΑΩ, ΤΛΑΩ (to bear));
1. the scale of a balance, a balance, a pair of scales (Homer).
2. that which is weighed, a talent, i. e.
a. a weight, varying in different places and times.
b. a sum of money weighing a talent and varying in different states and according to the changes in the laws regulating the currency; the Attic talent was equal to 60 Attic minae or 6,000 drachmae, and worth about 200 pounds sterling or 1,000 dollars (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 2 b.). But in the N. T. probably the Syrian talent is referred to, which was equal to about 237 dollars (but see BB. DD., under the word ): Matthew 18:24; Matthew 25:15f (Matthew 25:18 Lachmann), Matthew 25:20,22,24f,28. (The Sept. for כִּכָּר, Luth. Centner, the heaviest Hebrew weight; on which see Kneucker in Schenkel v., p. 460f; (BB. DD., under the word ).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
18:24; 25:15; 25:18; 25:20; 25:22; 25:24; 25:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5007 matches the Greek τάλαντον (talanton),
which occurs 47 times in 36 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:39

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:39 - Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these utensils.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:24 - All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:25 - And the silver from those of the congregation who were numbered was a hundred talents and a thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:27 - The hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary, and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent for a base.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:29 - And the bronze that was contributed was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:30 - And he took the crown of their king from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:14 - Hiram had sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:28 - and they went to Ophir, and brought from there gold, to the amount of four hundred and twenty talents; and they brought it to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:10 - Then she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones; never again came such an abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:14 - Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:24 - He bought the hill of Sama'ria from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he fortified the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Sama'ria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:39 - And as the king passed, he cried to the king and said, "Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a soldier turned and brought a man to me, and said, 'Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, your life shall be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:5 - And the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten festal garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:22 - And he said, "All is well. My master has sent me to say, 'There have just now come to me from the hill country of E'phraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; pray, give them a talent of silver and two festal garments.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:19 - Pul the king of Assyria came against the land; and Men'ahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold of the royal power.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:14 - And Hezeki'ah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, "I have done wrong; withdraw from me; whatever you impose on me I will bear." And the king of Assyria required of Hezeki'ah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:33 - And Pharaoh Neco put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and laid upon the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:6 - When the Ammonites saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopota'mia, from Aram-ma'acah, and from Zobah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:2 - And David took the crown of their king from his head; he found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - With great pains I have provided for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weighing, for there is so much of it; timber and stone too I have provided. To these you must add.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:4 - three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7 - They gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:8 - And he made the most holy place; its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits; he overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:18 - And Huram sent him by his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea, and they went to Ophir together with the servants of Solomon, and fetched from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold and brought it to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:9 - Then she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones: there were no spices such as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:13 - Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:6 - He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:9 - And Amazi'ah said to the man of God, "But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?" The man of God answered, "The LORD is able to give you much more than this."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 27:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:5 - He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:3 - Then the king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and laid upon the land a tribute of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:22 - up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:26 - I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels worth a hundred talents, and a hundred talents of gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:7 - Drinks were served in golden goblets, goblets of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:9 - If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries."

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:7 - and Mor'decai told him all that had happened to him, and the exact sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasuries for the destruction of the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:7 - And behold, the leaden cover was lifted, and there was a woman sitting in the ephah!
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