H1871: דַּרְכְּמוֹן
darkᵉmôwn · pronounced dar-kem-one' · “drachma”
Definition
a 'drachma', or coin
KJV translates it as: dram.
Word origin: of Persian origin;
Extended definition
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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1871 is translated
- drachmas ×4
Bible verses with H1871 (darkᵉmôwn)
Darkᵉmôwn appears in 4 verses.
- Ezra 2:69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
- Nehemiah 7:70
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
- Nehemiah 7:71
And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
- Nehemiah 7:72
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.