Bechoros Chart #1 (Bechoros Daf 5a)
THE COMPARATIVE WEIGHTS OF SILVER COINS (1)
| KIKAR | MANEH | SELA (1) | HALF- SHEKEL |
DINAR | GERAH | |
| KIKAR (2) | 1 | 60 | 1500 | 3000 | 6000 | 30000 |
| MANEH (3) | 1 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 500 | |
| SELA(4) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
| HALF-SHEKEL | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||
| DINAR | 1 | 5 | ||||
| GERAH | 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.