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Gerah (Biblical Hebrew)

The gerah was the smallest unit of weight in ancient Biblical Hebrew measurement systems. It is traditionally considered 1/20 of a shekel.

Since a shekel weighed about 11 grams, a gerah would weigh roughly 0.55 grams. The gerah was used to measure small amounts of precious metals like silver and gold, important in commerce and religious rituals.

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  1 gerah = 1/20 shekel ≈ 0.55 grams

  
  
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  Smallest Biblical Hebrew weight unit

  
  
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  Used for precise measurement of metals and offerings

  
  

Gram (g)

The gram is a unit of mass in the metric system and a derived unit in the SI (International System of Units).

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  It is defined as one-thousandth of a kilogram:
  
  1 gram = 0.001 kilograms (10⁻³ kg)

  
  
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  Symbol: g

  
  
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  The gram is commonly used to measure small quantities of mass, such as in cooking, medicine, and science.

  
  

Key Facts:

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  1 g = 1/1000 of a kilogram

  
  
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  Widely used in daily life and science for small masses

  
  
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  Metric and SI-compatible

  
  

Though the kilogram is the SI base unit for mass, the gram is more practical for everyday use.