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  "id": "talent",
  "name": "Talent",
  "aliases": [],
  "category": "Weight",
  "subCategory": "Very large weight / money reckoning",
  "language": [
    "Hebrew",
    "Greek"
  ],
  "originalTerms": [
    {
      "term": "כִּכָּר",
      "transliteration": "kikkār",
      "strongs": "H3603"
    },
    {
      "term": "τάλαντον",
      "transliteration": "talanton",
      "strongs": "G5007"
    }
  ],
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  "system": "Hebrew/Greek",
  "conversion": {
    "grams": 34200,
    "metalDefault": "silver"
  },
  "metricApprox": "about 34.2 kg if reckoned as 3,000 shekels of 11.4 g",
  "imperialApprox": "about 75.4 lb",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "certaintyNote": "Derived from a common shekel estimate; values vary by standard.",
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    "temple",
    "royal",
    "commercial",
    "parable"
  ],
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    "shekel",
    "mina"
  ],
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      "reference": "Exodus 25:39",
      "book": "Exodus",
      "chapter": 25,
      "verse": 39,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/exodus/25/#exodus-25-39",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "temple",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "1 Kings 10:14",
      "book": "1 Kings",
      "chapter": 10,
      "verse": 14,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/1-kings/10/#1-kings-10-14",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "royal",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Kings 5:5",
      "book": "2 Kings",
      "chapter": 5,
      "verse": 5,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/2-kings/5/#2-kings-5-5",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "narrative",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 18:24",
      "book": "Matthew",
      "chapter": 18,
      "verse": 24,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/matthew/18/#matthew-18-24",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "parable",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Matthew 25:15",
      "book": "Matthew",
      "chapter": 25,
      "verse": 15,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/matthew/25/#matthew-25-15",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "parable",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Revelation 16:21",
      "book": "Revelation",
      "chapter": 16,
      "verse": 21,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/revelation/16/#revelation-16-21",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "judgment",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "studyNotes": [],
  "translationNotes": [],
  "calculatorSupport": true,
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/talent/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/talent/",
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      "H3603"
    ],
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        "itemId": "talent",
        "itemName": "Talent",
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          "H3603"
        ],
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        ],
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        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
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        "matchTermNormalized": "talent",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
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          "H3603"
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      },
      {
        "itemId": "talent",
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        "localKjvReference": "Revelation 16:21",
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        "chapter": 16,
        "verse": 21,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/revelation/16/#revelation-16-21",
        "tokenText": "the weight of a talent",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
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          "G5006"
        ],
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        "morph": "robinson:A-NSF",
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          "ταλαντιαια"
        ],
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    "readerGuidance": "Best used as a direct lexical occurrence set, while still checking the surrounding verse context.",
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  "calculatorUrl": "/bible-everyday-life/calculators/?calc=metal&qty=1&unit=talent&metal=silver#money-metal-estimator"
}