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gērā גֵּרָה ‘gerah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from gārar גָּרַר ‘to drag/chew/saw’ ( as in gērā גֵּרָה ‘cud’)
Roots: גרר גרה

gērā n, f
1) gerah, a weight, a 20th part of a shekel, equal to the weight of 16 barley grains or 4 to 5 carob beans

Mentioned in Exodus 30:13 Codex Leviticus 27:25 Numbers 18:16, 3:47 Ezekiel 45:12

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