English
gerah
Gerah comes from Hebrew גֵּרָה ‘twentieth of a shekel’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentגֵּרָהgerá‘twentieth of a shekel’literally ‘cud’
- Englishtodaygerah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentגֵּרָהgerá‘twentieth of a shekel’literally ‘cud’
- Englishtodaygerah
Every English word from Hebrew גֵּרָה
Today it means
noun An ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency, one twentieth of a shekel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew גֵּרָה / gerah