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( áֶּ÷ִò , be'ka, cleft, i.e. part), a Jewish weight of early use (Exo_38:26), being half a SHEKEL SEE SHEKEL (q.v.), the unit of value
(Gen_24:22, “half-shekel”). SEE METROLOGY. Every Israelite paid one bekah (about 31 cents) yearly for the support and repairs of the Temple (Exo_30:13). SEE DIDRACHMA.