The meaning of Talent in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Exodus 38:25,26), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in the form of a circular mass, as the Hebrew name kikkar denotes. A talent of gold was double the weight of a talent of silver (II Samuel 12:30). Parable of the talents (Matthew 18:24; 25:15).
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Talent {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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