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meio siclo
Spanish
medio siclo
Biblical unit of mass.
beka
bekah
half shekel
beqa
unit of mass
Portuguese
meio siclo
beka
bekah
half shekel
beqa
1
It was the usual soldiers' talk, and nothing
Beka
hadn't thought herself.
2
It was not unusual for
Beka
to be called to Klia's tent.
3
When he caught sight of them he clapped
Beka
on the shoulder.
4
Others started to cheer, but
Beka
held up her hand for silence.
5
Tonight, however,
Beka
had to ask the way to his tent.
1
He propelled his sister away before she could figure out his real relationship with
Bekah
.
2
There'd been a lot of
Bekahs
in his life.
3
They wove their way through the guests but were stopped by
Bekah
Brummet, a five-ten beauty queen and sometime friend.
4
"It was good to see you," he said and left
Bekah
looking after him.
5
"I haven't seen you for a while,"
Bekah
said and pulled his attention to her.
1
From all portions of the world came devout Jews to the Passover each contributing his compulsory
half
shekel
tribute money.
2
This
half
shekel
,
furthermore, contains ten gerahs, and is hence the corresponding fine for those who trespassed the Ten Commandments.
3
The tribute money from all the earth, the Sanctuary
half
shekel
and the Temple Bazaars and money-changers bring riches untold to Annas.
4
It was commonly used to pay the
half
-
shekel
temple tax, because 2 drachmas were worth one
half
shekel
of silver.}
1
A few miles distant lay
Beqa
,
a mountainous green island offering postcard contrast with the blue of the South Pacific.
Portuguese
meio siclo
beca
Spanish
medio siclo
becá