Strong's Lexicon adarkon: Daric Original Word: אֲדַרְכֹּן Word Origin: Derived from a Persian loanword, likely related to the Persian "dareikos," referring to a gold coin. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for a similar concept of currency in the New Testament is Strong's Greek 1220 (δηνάριον, denarion), which refers to the Roman denarius. Usage: The term "adarkon" refers to a type of gold coin used during the Persian Empire. It is mentioned in the context of financial transactions and contributions, particularly in the post-exilic period when the Israelites were under Persian rule. Cultural and Historical Background: The daric was a gold coin introduced by Darius I of Persia around 515 BC. It became a standard currency throughout the Persian Empire, known for its high gold content and consistent weight. The use of the daric in the Bible reflects the influence of Persian culture and economy on the Jewish people during and after the Babylonian exile. The coin often bore the image of the Persian king, symbolizing the authority and reach of the empire. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition a drachma NASB Translation darics (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs [דַּרְכְּמוֺן, אֲדַרְכּוֺן (א prosthetic)] noun [masculine] unit (apparently of weight, certainly) of value, rare & late, perhaps drachma, others daric, see below: — only plural דַּרְכְּמוֺנִים of gold Ezra 2:69 ("" מָנִים of silver) = Nehemiah 7:70 ("" id.); so דַּרְכְּמֹנִים Nehemiah 7:69,71; also אֲדַרְכֹּנִים of gold money 1 Chronicles 29:7 ("" כִּכָּרִים; ׳כ also in same see of silver, brass & iron); of weight (or worth) of gold utensils Ezra 8:27. — Weight of Greek δραχμή = 4.32 grammes (= 66.5 English grams); value of silver dr.= c. 9 4-Mard. Eng.; value of gold dr. (1/2 stater) = approximately 9 s.5d. English, compare HultschGr. u. Röm. Metrol. (1882) 224, 227, 230-250, & Tab. xiv, xvi. — (If ׳ד = drachma, then perhaps editorial insertion in Nehemiah Ezra (regarded as loan-word in both Greek & Hebrew from some Asiatic source by EwGGA 1855, 1392 ff.; 1856, 798; Geschichte. i. 274, H. i. 189 compare SmListen 18, N. 24, but on Greek derivatives compare Lex. Lidd. & Sc., also BrandisMünz-Mass-u. Gewichtssytem 58 f. Hultschl.c. 131); compare Phoenician plural דרכמנם, דרכנם = drachmae according to RenRa 1888, 7 BergerMÈm. Soc. Ling. de Paris, 1889, 385 HoffmAGG xxxvi Mai, 1889, 8. According to view commonly current hitherto ׳ד = daric, Greek δαρεικός compare Syriac דַּרְמֶשֶׂק see דַּמֶּשֶׂק. דרע (according to Thes connected with Aramaic דְּרָע, אֶדְרָע arm, Hebrew זְרוֺעַ, whence following in sense strong, of fortified city; this, however, is dubious) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dram Of Persian origin; a daric or Persian coin -- dram. Forms and Transliterations וַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֣ים ואדרכנים לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים לאדרכנים la’ăḏarḵōnîm la·’ă·ḏar·ḵō·nîm laadarchoNim vaadarchoNim wa’ăḏarḵōnîm wa·’ă·ḏar·ḵō·nîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Chronicles 29:7 HEB: חֲמֵֽשֶׁת־ אֲלָפִים֮ וַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֣ים רִבּוֹ֒ וְכֶ֗סֶף NAS: and 10,000 darics of gold, KJV: and ten thousand drams, and of silver INT: five thousand drams thousand silver Ezra 8:27 2 Occurrences |
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, Persian gold coin = approximately English sovereign (weight = approximately 2 drachma): Brandisl.c. 62, 244 ff. Hultschl.c. 466 Schr in RiHWB Art. Darike ErmanZPV ii, 75 HoffmZA 1887, 49 ff. (Hoffml.c. abandons), compare Ryle 
