H1626 גֵּרָה gêrâh → ← H1641 גָּרַר gârar
5 languagesA small unit of weight, approximately equivalent to one-twentieth of a shekel, used for weighing metals and commodities; by extension, the smallest denomination for currency in the biblical period. The term can also refer generically to a small, rounded object, such as a grain or kernel, from which the weight measurement is derived.
Etymology
Derived from the root גרר (garar), meaning 'to scrape, scratch, drag.' The noun גֵּרָה (gêrâh) likely developed from the sense of a small, scraped-off particle or a kernel/grain, and was employed as a weight standard.