pound Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
pound in Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) A weight. Heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:71, 72). Gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz. avoirdupois (John 12:3; 19:39). (2.) A sum of money; the Gr. mna or mina (Luke 19:13, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25). It was equal to 100 drachmas, and was of the value of about $3, 6s. 8d. of our money. (See MONEY T0002590.)
pound in Smith's Bible Dictionary
1. A weight. [See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES] 2. A sum of money put in the Old Testament, #1Ki 10:17; Ezr 2:69; Ne 7:71| for the Hebrew maneh, worth in silver about $25. In the parable of the ten pounds, #Lu 19:12-27| the reference appears to be to a Greek pound, a weight used as a money of account, of which sixty went to the talent. It was worth $15 to $17.
pound in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
POUND . See Measures. In 1 Kgs 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh 7:71-72 it is the translation of the Hebrew manch; in the N.T. of mina, Luke 19:13, etc., and also of litra, John 12:3; the first and last words refer to quantity, the second to value as money. See Appendix, pp. 938, 939.
pound in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
frontWEIGHTS.) A Greek pound; a money of account; 60 in the talent; the weight depended on that of the talent. The Attic talent then was usual in Israel.