What does גֵּרָה mean in the Bible?
גֵּרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a gerah or small weight (and coin)".
Hebrew · H1626
גֵּרָה
A gerah or small weight (and coin)
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גֵּרָה H1626
What does גֵּרָה mean in the Bible?
גֵּרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a gerah or small weight (and coin)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1626?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gerahs (5).
Where does גֵּרָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 30:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (2), Exodus (1), Ezekiel (1), Leviticus (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 It gerahs 5× Exodus 30:13, Leviticus 27:25, Numbers 3:47, Numbers 18:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 30:13
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 Leviticus 1 Numbers 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
גֵּרָ֖ה 3x gê·rāh Leviticus 27:25, Numbers 3:47, Numbers 18:16
גֵּרָה֙ 1x gê·rāh Exodus 30:13
גֵּרָ֑ה 1x gê·rāh Ezekiel 45:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 5x Exodus 30:13, Leviticus 27:25, Numbers 3:47, Numbers 18:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a gerah or small weight (and coin)
Source Gloss
a gerah or small weight (and coin)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a gerah or small weight (and coin) BDB: a weight Usage: gerah.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גֵּרָה is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain