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Pound

(1. ) A weight. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
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  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1743, H3806, G3046, H4488, G3414
Hebrew
דּוּךְ · dûwk
Greek
λίτρα · litra

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

λίτρα

G3046
Transliteration
litra
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-F
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

pound

Lexicon definition

λίτρα, -ας, ἡ (cf. Lat. libra), __1. a Sicilian coin = Rom. libra or as. __2. In weight, a pound: Jhn.12:3 19:39.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Λίτρα

G3046
Transliteration
lítra
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

pound

Lexicon definition

a pound, libra, equivalent to about twelve ounces a voirdupois, Jno. 12.3; 19.39.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

מָנֶה

H4488
Transliteration
mâneh
Pronunciation
maw-neh'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
5

Glosses

maneh, pound.

Lexicon definition

properly, a fixed weight or measured amount, i.e. (techn.) a maneh or mina

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Pound

(1.) A weight. Heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:71, 72). Gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz. avoirdupois (John 12:3; 19:39). (2.) A sum of money; the Gr. mna or mina (Luke 19:13, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25). It was equal to 100 drachmas, and was of the value of about $3, 6s. 8d. of our money. (See [505]MONEY.)

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Pounds

Indexed occurrences: 5

Source: Strong's Concordance · View data sources

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