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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MANEH; MINA

man'-e, or mi'-na (maneh; mna, "pound" (English Versions of the Bible)): A weight containing 50 shekels, according to Hebrew usage, but which varied according to the standard adopted. Estimated on the Phoenician, or commercial, standard, it was equal to 11,200 grains, or about 2 lbs. troy, or about 1, 6 lbs. avoirdupois. This is probably the weight intended in 1 Kings 10:17 Ezra 2:69 and Nehemiah 7:71 (see WEIGHTS AND MEASURES). When used in a monetary sense, the maneh of silver was worth about 6 pounds 17 shillings, or USD34 (in 1915); the gold maneh was equal to about 102 pounds 10 shillings, or USD510 (in 1915).

H. Porter

MINA

mi'-na.

See MANEH.

Greek

3414. mna -- a mina (Gr. monetary unit)
... 3413, 3414. mna. 3415 . a mina (Gr. monetary ... See also Lk 17:6; 2 Pet 1:1. Word
Origin of Semitic origin maneh Definition a mina (Gr. monetary ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4488. maneh -- maneh, mina (a measure of weight or money)
... 4487, 4488. maneh. 4489 . maneh, mina (a measure of weight or money).
Transliteration: maneh Phonetic Spelling: (maw-neh') Short Definition: minas. ...
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4484. mene -- maneh, mina (a measure of weight)
... 4483, 4484. mene. 4485 . maneh, mina (a measure of weight). Transliteration:
mene Phonetic Spelling: (men-ay') Short Definition: MENE. ...
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6537b. peres -- half-mina
... half-mina. Transliteration: peres Short Definition: PERES. Word Origin (Aramaic)
from peras Definition half-mina NASB Word Usage PERES (1), UPHARSIN (1). ...
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Library

Parable of the Pounds. (Luke, xix. , 11, Seq. )
... This he illustrated under the figure of a capital, loaned on interest; the same
amount, viz., one mina, is committed to each of ten servants, and in proportion ...
/.../section 239 parable of the.htm

Do You Dare to Laugh at us when we Speak of Hell...
... reading se-mina by merely adding s, followed by all edd., although Ursinus in the
margin suggests se mîam, ie, mi-sericordiam--"pity;" and Heraldus ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/14 do you dare to.htm

The Nations of the North-East
... east to west. Its merchants grew rich, and "the mina of Carchemish" became
a standard of value in the ancient world. Its capture ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iv the nations of.htm

The Servants and the Pounds.
... A mina, in value equal to about L2, 3s.6d., was entrusted to each man, with the
intimation that, according to his diligence and faithfulness in the management ...
/.../arnot/the parables of our lord/xxx the servants and the.htm

Evening of the Third Day in Passion-Week-On the Mount of Olives ...
... and so He hands - not to each according to his capacity, but to all equally, a sum,
not large (such as talents), but small - to each a mina,' equal to 100 ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter vii evening of the.htm

Chaldaean Civilization
... One girl would be valued at a silver shekel by weight, while another was worth a
mina, another much less;* the handing over of the price was accompanied with a ...
/.../chapter iiichaldaean civilization.htm

Daniel
... It has been cleverly explained as equivalent to "a mina (=60 shekels), a shekel
and a part" (ie about sixty-two) and regarded as a cryptogram for Darius, who ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/daniel.htm

Index i. Of Subjects
... sela, 258; talent, 294, 459; perutah, 388; mina, 466. Morning Sacrifice, i.133,
134. Moses, at the Transfiguration, ii.97, 98. Mothers in Israel, i.229, 230. ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/index i of subjects.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.

2. (n.) See Myna.

Thesaurus

Mina (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic
mina was valued at a hundred drachmas. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MANEH; MINA. ...
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Upharsin (1 Occurrence)
... As to the interpretation of the inscription, it makes no difference whether the
signs represented a mina, a shekel, and two perases, as has been recently ...
/u/upharsin.htm - 11k

Tekel (2 Occurrences)
... As to the interpretation of the inscription, it makes no difference whether the
signs represented a mina, a shekel, and two perases, as has been recently ...
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Minas (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Mina. ... Luke 19:16 The first came before him,
saying,'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.' (WEB DBY NAS). ...
/m/minas.htm - 8k

Mene (2 Occurrences)
... As to the interpretation of the inscription, it makes no difference whether the
signs represented a mina, a shekel, and two perases, as has been recently ...
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Shekel (37 Occurrences)
... The Hebrew shekel was the 50th part of a mina, and as a weight about 224 grains,
and as money (silver) was worth about 2 shillings 9d., or 66 cents (in 1915). ...
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Ten (234 Occurrences)
... Luke 19:13 He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told
them,'Conduct business until I come.' (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV ...
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Jabneh (1 Occurrence)
... sea. It had a port, now called Mina Rubin, a short distance South of the
mouth of the river, some remains of which still exist. ...
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Jabneel (2 Occurrences)
... sea. It had a port, now called Mina Rubin, a short distance South of the
mouth of the river, some remains of which still exist. ...
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Gerahs (5 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 45:12 The shekel shall be twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus
twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels shall be your mina. ...
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Bible Concordance

Mina (6 Occurrences)

Luke 19:13 He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them,'Conduct business until I come.'
(WEB DBY NAS NIV)

Luke 19:16 The first came before him, saying,'Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.'
(WEB DBY NAS NIV)

Luke 19:18 "The second came, saying,'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'
(WEB DBY NAS NIV)

Luke 19:20 Another came, saying,'Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,
(WEB DBY NAS NIV)

Luke 19:24 He said to those who stood by,'Take the mina away from him, and give it to him who has the ten minas.'
(WEB DBY NAS NIV)

Ezekiel 45:12 The shekel shall be twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels shall be your mina.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Mina

Related Terms

Upharsin (1 Occurrence)