-The Hebrew word "maneh" is translated "pound," I Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:71, 72 -And is equivalent to almost one pound (fourteen ounces) -In John the weight was equivalent to about twelve ounces John 12:3 -In Luke the Greek word "mina" is translated "pound," and worth approximately one-hundred denarii (more than three months' wages) Luke 19:13-25 -See MEASURE -See WEIGHTS
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