What does בֶּקַע (beqaʿ) mean in the Bible?
בֶּקַע (beqaʿ): Half-shekel weight unit used for sanctuary tax and redemption payments in Israel's cultic system
Hebrew · H1235
בֶּקַע
A section (half) of a shekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)
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בֶּקַעH1235
Pronunciationbeqaʿ
What does בֶּקַע (beqaʿ) mean in the Bible?
בֶּקַע (beqaʿ): Half-shekel weight unit used for sanctuary tax and redemption payments in Israel's cultic system
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How does the BSB render H1235?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a beka (2).
Where does בֶּקַע (beqaʿ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita beka2×Genesis 24:22, Exodus 38:26
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Usage map
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First aligned rowGenesis 24:22
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Genesis1Exodus1
Source forms
בֶּ֖קַע1xbe·qa‘Genesis 24:22
בֶּ֚קַע1xbe·qa‘Exodus 38:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular2xGenesis 24:22, Exodus 38:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Half-shekel weight unit used for sanctuary tax and redemption payments in Israel's cultic system
Source Gloss
a section (half) of a shekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Half-shekel weight unit used for sanctuary tax and redemption payments in Israel's cultic system
a section (half) of a shekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin) BDB: half Usage: bekah, half a shekel.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֶּקַע is built from this root: