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darkᵊmōn דַּרְכְּמוֹן ‘drachma’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of Persian origin

darkᵊmōn n, m
1) daric, drachma, dram, unit of measure
 1a) a gold coin current in Palestine in the period after the return from Babylon; 128 grains (8.32 grams) of gold and 128 grains of silver

Mentioned in Ezra 2:69 Nehemiah 7:69, 7:70, 7:71

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