talent Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
talent in Easton's Bible Dictionary
of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Ex. 38:25, 26), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in the form of a circular mass, as the Hebrew name "kikkar" denotes. A talent of gold was double the weight of a talent of silver (2 Sam. 12:30). Parable of the talents (Matt. 18:24; 25:15).
talent in Smith's Bible Dictionary
[WEIGHTS AND MEASURES]
talent in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
TAL'ENT . See Measures.
talent in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
(See MONEY.) Attic talent = 193 British pounds, 15 shillings. The Hebrew talent was 3,000 shekels; if the shekel is 2 shillings, 6 pence = 375 British pounds. Hebrew kibbar, "a globe."