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Lexicon :: Strong's H1871 - darkᵊmôn

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דַּרְכְּמוֹן
Transliteration
darkᵊmôn
Pronunciation
dar-kem-one'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Persian origin
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 453c

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: דרכמון.

Strong’s Definitions

דַּרְכְּמוֹן darkᵉmôwn, dar-kem-one'; of Persian origin; a 'drachma', or coin:—dram.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H1871 in the following manner: dram (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H1871 in the following manner: dram (4x).

  1. daric, drachma, dram, unit of measure

    1. a gold coin current in Palestine in the period after the return from Babylon; 128 grains (8.32 grams) of gold worth about $120 dollars and 128 grains of silver worth about $2.40

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דַּרְכְּמוֹן darkᵉmôwn, dar-kem-one'; of Persian origin; a 'drachma', or coin:—dram.
STRONGS H1871: Abbreviations
† [דַּרְכְּמוֺן, אֲדַרְכּוֺן (א prosthetic)] noun [masculine] unit (apparently of weight, certainly) of value, rare & late, perhaps drachma, others daric, see below: — only plural דַּרְכְּמוֺנִים of gold Ezra 2:69 (|| מָנִים of silver) = Nehemiah 7:70 [Nehemiah 7:71] (|| id.); so דַּרְכְּמֹנִים Nehemiah 7:69 [Nehemiah 7:70], Nehemiah 7:71 [Nehemiah 7:72]; also אֲדַרְכֹּנִים of gold money [H150 1 Chronicles 29:7] (|| כִּכָּרִים; כ׳ also in same see of silver, brass & iron); of weight (or worth) of gold utensils [H150 Ezra 8:27]. — Weight of Greek δραχμή = 4.32 grammes (= 66.5 English grams); value of silver dram = about 9 3/4 dr. English value of gold dram (1/2 stater) = approximately 9s.5d. English, compare HultschGr. u. Röm. Metrol. (1882) 224, 227, 230-250, & Tab. xiv, xvi. — (If ד׳ = drachma, then perhaps editorial insertion in Nehemiah Ezra (regarded as loan-word in both Greek & Hebrew from some Asiatic source by EwGGA 1855, 1392 ff.; 1856, 798; Geschichte. i. 274, H. i. 189 compare SmListen 18, N. 24, but on Greek derivatives compare Lex. Lidd. & Sc., also BrandisMünz-Mass-u. Gewichtssytem 58 f. Hultschl.c. 131); compare Phoenician plural דרכמנם, דרכנם = drachmae according to RenRa 1888, 7 BergerMÈm. Soc. Ling. de Paris, 1889, 385 HoffmAGG xxxvi Mai, 1889, 8. According to view commonly current hitherto ד׳ = daric, Greek δαρεικός compare Syriac bdb020401, Persian gold coin = approximately English sovereign (weight = approximately 2 drachma): Brandisl.c. 62, 244 ff. Hultschl.c. 466 Schr in RiHWB Art. Darike ErmanZPV ii, 75 HoffmZA 1887, 49 ff. (Hoffml.c. abandons), compare Ryle Ezra 2:69.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

2:69; 2:69

Nehemiah

7:70; 7:71; 7:72

H1871

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1871 matches the Hebrew דַּרְכְּמוֹן (darkᵊmôn),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:69

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:69 - According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics[fn] of gold, 5,000 minas[fn] of silver and 100 priestly garments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:70

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:70 - Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[fn] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:71 - Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics[fn] of gold and 2,200 minas[fn] of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:72

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:72 - The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas[fn] of silver and 67 garments for priests.
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