Smith's Bible Dictionary Daric(from dara , a king), Authorized Version "dram," (1 Chronicles 29:7; Ezra 2:69; 8:27; Nehemiah 7:70,71,72) a gold coin current in Palestine in the period after the return from Babylon. It weighed 128 grains, and was worth about five dollars. At these times there was no large issue of gold money except by the Persian kings. The darics which have been discovered are thick pieces of pure hold, of archaic style, bearing on the obverse the figure of a king with bow and javelin or bow and dagger, and on the reverse an irregular incuse square. The silver daric was worth about fifty cents. Easton's Bible Dictionary In the Revised Version of 1 Chronicles 29:7; Ezra 2:69; 8:27; Nehemiah 7:70-72, where the Authorized Version has "dram." It is the rendering of the Hebrew darkemon and the Greek dareikos. It was a gold coin, bearing the figure of a Persian King with his crown and armed with bow and arrow. It was current among the Jews after their return from Babylon, i.e., while under the Persian domination. It weighed about 128 grains troy, and was of the value of about one guinea or rather more of our money. It is the first coin mentioned in Scripture, and is the oldest that history makes known to us. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer.2. (n.) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric. 3. (n.) Any very pure gold coin. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia DARICdar'-ik (darkemon, and 'adharkon; dareikos): A Persian gold coin about a guinea or five dollars in value. The first form of the word occurs in 1 Chronicles 29:7 Ezra 2:69, and Nehemiah 7:70-72; the second in Ezra 8:27 and is rendered, "dram" in the King James Version and "daric" in the Revised Version (British and American). In the passage in Chronicles, it must refer to a weight, since at the time of David there were no coins, but in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah the Persian darics were current. See MONEY. Strong's Hebrew 150. adarkon -- a drachma... Word Origin of foreign origin Definition a drachma NASB Word Usage darics (2). dram. Of Persian origin; a daric or Persian coin -- dram. 149, 150. ... /hebrew/150.htm - 5k Library History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9 The Last Days of the Old Eastern World The Iranian Conquest Thesaurus Daric... 2. (n.) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric. 3. (n.) Any very pure gold coin. ...DARIC. ... /d/daric.htm - 8k Money (284 Occurrences) Dram Dares (6 Occurrences) Darics (5 Occurrences) Coins (13 Occurrences) Siglos Subtopics Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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