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beka

beka noun: an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel.

Noun

beka (plural bekas)

  1. an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel

Forms of beka

pluralbekas
alternative formbekah

Origin of beka

From Hebrew בֶּקַע (beqáʿ, “half-sheqel”, literally “broken”).

Questions about beka

What does beka mean?
Beka means an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel.
What part of speech is beka?
Beka is a noun.
What is the plural of beka?
The plural of beka is bekas.

Words near beka in the dictionary

  1. bejumbling
  2. bejumpered
  3. bejutapaut
  4. bejutapauts
  5. bek
  6. beka
  7. Bekaa
  8. bekah
  9. bekahs
  10. Bekan
  11. bekanamycin

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