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דַּרְכְּמוֹן H1871
H1871 is the Hebrew word דַּרְכְּמוֹן, transliterated darkᵉmôwn and said dar-kem-one'. The King James Version most often renders it drams.
What it means
a 'drachma', or coin.
Where it comes from
of Persian origin.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dram.
Verses using דַּרְכְּמוֹן
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 2:69 · KJV
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
Nehemiah 7:70 · KJV
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
Nehemiah 7:71 · KJV
And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
Nehemiah 7:72 · KJV
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1871 mean?
H1871 is the Hebrew word דַּרְכְּמוֹן (darkᵉmôwn), meaning a 'drachma', or coin.
How is H1871 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it drams (4 times).
How many times does H1871 appear in the Bible?
דַּרְכְּמוֹן (darkᵉmôwn) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1871 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: of Persian origin.
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