H3604 H3604
talent (a unit of weight, particularly for precious metals)
This Aramaic form appears only in Ezra 7:22 in the decree of Artaxerxes, specifying limits on silver and other provisions for the temple. The talent was a standard unit of weight throughout the ancient Near East, typically around 75 pounds or 34 kilograms, used primarily for measuring precious metals and large quantities of valuable commodities. The plural form reflects Persian administrative terminology used in official correspondence.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Aramaic plural form denoting talents as a unit of measurement. Found exclusively in Ezra's Persian administrative context, this term represents the standardized weight measure used in royal decrees for allocating temple resources. The multilingual evidence (Spanish 'talentos') confirms this as a technical term for a large weight unit, consistent with its use in specifying the silver allowance 'up to a hundred talents' for temple operations. 1×
AR["وَزْنات"]·ben["তালন্ত"]·DE["[ככרין]"]·EN["talents"]·FR["[ככרין]"]·heb["ככרין"]·ID["talenta"]·IT["[ככרין]"]·jav["talenta"]·KO["달란트들"]·PT["talentos"]·RU["талантов"]·ES["talentos"]·SW["talanta"]·TR["talant"]·urd["قنطار"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [כִּכַּר] n.[f.] talent;—pl. abs. כִּכְּרִין Ezr 7:22.