Genesis 24:22
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;”
זָהָב
Gold. Zahab. More precious than gold. The trials of faith are more valuable than zahab that perishes. Refined faith is worth more than refined gold.
כָּלָה
they had finished
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כָּלָה
To be completed, to be finished. Kalah. It is finished. The word Jesus cried from the cross. The work of redemption was completely done.
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יָד
hands/ her
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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בֶּקַע
was a beka
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בֶּקַע
a section (half) of ashekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin)
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מִשְׁקָל
weight/ its
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מִשְׁקָל
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
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עֶשֶׂר
was ten of
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עֶשֶׂר
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
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צָמִיד
bracelets
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צָמִיד
a bracelet or arm-clasp; generally, a lid
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נֶזֶם
a ring of
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נֶזֶם
a nose-ring
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