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easton:



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(1.) A weight. Heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels (kjvKings:10:17; kjv@Ezra:2:69; kjv@Nehemiah:7:71-72). Gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz. avoirdupois kjv@John:12:3 kjv@John:19:39).

(2.) A sum of money; the Gr. mna or mina kjv@Luke:19:13 kjv@Luke:19:16, 18, 20, 24, 25). It was equal to 100 drachmas, and was of the value of about $3, 6s. 8d. of our money. (
See MONEY.)