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mina

Mina (Heb. maneh, a "portion," the original of the Lat. moneta and our money; (1 Ki 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh 7:71-72; Ezek 45:12), "maneh"; Gk. mna, (Lk 19:13-25).

From (Ezek 45:12) it appears that there were 60 holy shekels in a mina, whereas from the passages in Kings and Chronicles it is evident that a mina was equivalent to 100 shekels. These latter Keil thinks were the common shekels, 100 of which would make only 50 holy (i.e., Mosaic) shekels. Sixty minas formed a talent. The mina contained 100 drachmas.