Maneh

Hebrew: Ma'neh, Meaning: “a part” or “portion” (Ezek. 45:12)

translated “pound” in 1 Kings 10:17, Ezra 2:69, and Neh. 7:71,72 / a weight variously estimated at about 2 1/2 or 3 lbs / equal to 60 shekels in Ezek. 45:12

A maneh of gold consisted of a hundred common shekels. (Compare 1 Kings 10:17, and 2 Chronicles 9:16).

Author: Matthew G. Easton, with minor editing by Paul S. Taylor.

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