How many gerahs are in a shekel?

20 gerahs made one Biblical Hebrew shekel.

A gerah was the smallest unit of weight in ancient Hebrew measurement, equal to 1/20 of a shekel.

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Q: What is a gerah (biblical hebrew)?

A gerah (Biblical Hebrew) is the smallest ancient Hebrew unit of mass, equal to about 0.00057 kilograms (0.57 grams). Twenty gerahs made one shekel.

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⚖️ What is a Gerah (Biblical Hebrew)?

A gerah (Biblical Hebrew) is the smallest ancient Hebrew unit of mass, equal to about 0.00057 kilograms (0.57 grams). Twenty gerahs made one shekel.

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Assarion (Biblical Roman) assarion

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Atomic mass unit u

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Attogram ag

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Bekan (Biblical Hebrew) bekan

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Carat car, ct

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Centigram cg

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Dalton Da

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Decigram dg

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Dekagram dag

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Denarius (Biblical Roman) denarius

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Deuteron mass m_d

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Didrachma (Biblical Greek) didrachma

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Drachma (Biblical Greek) drachma

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Earth's mass M⊕

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Electron mass (rest) mₑ

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Exagram Eg

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Femtogram fg

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Gamma γ

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Gigagram Gg

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Grain gr

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Gram g

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Hectogram hg

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Hundredweight (UK) cwt (UK)

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Hundredweight (US) cwt (US)

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Kilogram kg

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Kilogram-force sq. sec/metre kgf·s²/m

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Kilopound kip

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Kiloton (metric) kt

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Lepton (Biblical Roman) lepton

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Megagram Mg

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Microgram µg

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Milligram mg

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Mina (Biblical Greek) mina

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Mina (Biblical Hebrew) mina

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Muon mass m_µ

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Nanogram ng

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Neutron mass m_n

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Ounce oz

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Pennyweight pwt

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Petagram Pg

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Picogram pg

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Planck mass m_P

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Pound lbs

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Pound (troy or apothecary) lb t

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Pound-force sq. sec/foot lbf·s²/ft

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Poundal pdl

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Proton mass m_p

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Quadrans (Biblical Roman) quadrans

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Quarter (UK) qr (UK)

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Quarter (US) qr (US)

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Quintal (metric) cwt

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Scruple (apothecary) s.ap

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Shekel (Biblical Hebrew) shekel

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Slug slug

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Stone (UK) st (UK)

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Stone (US) st (US)

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Sun's mass M☉

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Talent (Biblical Greek) talent

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Talent (Biblical Hebrew) talent

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Teragram Tg

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Tetradrachma (Biblical Greek) tetradrachma

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Ton (assay) (UK) AT (UK)

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Ton (assay) (US) AT (US)

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Ton (long) ton (UK)

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Ton (metric) t

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Ton (short) ton (US)

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