H1235 H1235
beka, half-shekel; a weight measure equaling about 0.2 ounces or 5.7 grams
The beka was a standard weight in ancient Israel's measurement system, defined in Exodus as exactly half a shekel. Abraham's servant used it to measure the golden nose ring he gave Rebekah—a significant piece of jewelry weighing about 0.2 ounces of gold. The term derives from a root meaning to split or divide, perfectly capturing its function as a fractional weight. When the Israelites brought their half-shekel temple tax, each man's contribution was specified as 'a beka a head,' showing this weight had both commercial and sacred-tax applications.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — A weight measurement equaling half a shekel (Genesis 24:22; Exodus 38:26), used for both commercial and religious purposes. Translations uniformly transliterate 'beka,' recognizing it as a technical metrological term rather than a common noun to translate. Exodus explicitly defines it as 'half a shekel,' establishing its precise value in Israel's weight system. The Genesis usage shows it measuring fine jewelry, while Exodus uses it for the temple tax, demonstrating its dual commercial and sacred applications. 2×
AR["بِقْعٌ", "نِصْفُ"]·ben["অর্ধেক", "বেকা"]·DE["beka", "ein-Beka"]·EN["a-beka", "beka"]·FR["beka", "un-beka"]·heb["בקע"]·HI["आधा", "बेका"]·ID["Setengah-syikal", "setengah-syikal"]·IT["beka", "un-beka"]·jav["Satengah-sekel", "satengah-syekel"]·KO["반-세겔", "베카"]·PT["beqa", "meio-shekel"]·RU["бека"]·ES["beka"]·SW["beka"]·TR["beka", "yarım-şekel"]·urd["آدھا-شیقل", "بقع"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† בֶּ֫קַע n.[m.] fraction, half, i.e. half-shekel, a weight; בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֹ Gn 24:22, cf. Hesychius in LagGes. Abh. 199, 1. 18 βακαίον [Lag βέκαον] μέτρον τι; v. also בֶּקַע Ex 38:26 (= מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל).