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CHARTS FOR LEARNING THE DAILY DAF
Bechoros Chart #1 (Bechoros Daf 5a)
THE COMPARATIVE WEIGHTS OF SILVER COINS(1)
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KIKAR |
MANEH |
SELA(1) |
HALF-
SHEKEL |
DINAR |
GERAH |
| KIKAR(2) |
1 |
60 |
1500 |
3000 |
6000 |
30000 |
| MANEH(3) |
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1 |
25 |
50 |
100 |
500 |
| SELA(4) |
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1 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
| HALF-SHEKEL |
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|
|
1 |
2 |
10 |
| DINAR |
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|
|
|
1 |
5 |
| GERAH |
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1 |
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FOOTNOTES:
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(1) The Gemara relates that the total amount collected in the half-Shekel
collection was 201 Kikar, and 11 Maneh. This is calculated as follows:
603,550 people gave a half-shekel each, which is equal to: 300,000 gave
100 Kikar 300,000 gave 100 Kikar
3,000 gave 1 Kikar
500 gave 250 Shekel = 10 Maneh
50 gave 25 Shekel = 1 Maneh
Total: 201 Kikar and 11 Maneh
(2) That is, one Kikar contains 60 Maneh, 1500 Sela, and so on.
(3) One Maneh is 1/60th of a Kikar. It contains 25 Sela, 50 half-Shekel,
and so on. (4) This is the "Shekel" mentioned in the Torah.
OTHER D.A.F. RESOURCES ON MASECHES BECHOROS
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