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drams

Meaning of “drams”

Counted units of weight or value used in reckoning quantities of gold.

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6 occurrences6 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Chronicles 29:7

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Every verse containing “drams”

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1 Chronicles 29:7
And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 29:7 · retained source text

And gaue for the seruice of the house of God, of gold fiue thousand talents, and ten thousand drammes: and of siluer, ten thousand talents: and of brasse, eighteene thousand talents: and one hundred thousand talents of yron.

Ezra 2:69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 2:69 · retained source text

They gaue after their abilitie, vnto the treasure of the worke, threescore and one thousand drammes of golde, and fiue thousand pound of siluer, and one hundred priests garments.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 26.20.

Ezra 8:27
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 8:27 · retained source text

Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drammes, and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

1611 marginal noteHebr. yellow or shining brasse.

1611 marginal noteHebr. desireable.

Nehemiah 7:70
¶ And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 7:70 · retained source text

¶ And some of the chiefe of the fathers, gaue vnto the worke: The Tirshatha gaue to the treasure, a thousand drammes of gold, fiftie basons, fiue hundred and thirtie priests garments.

1611 marginal noteHebr. part.

Nehemiah 7:71
And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 7:71 · retained source text

And some of the chiefe of the fathers gaue to the treasure of the worke twentie thousand drammes of golde, and two thousand and two hundred pound of siluer.

Nehemiah 7:72
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 7:72 · retained source text

And that which the rest of the people gaue, was twentie thousand drammes of gold, and two thousand pound of siluer, and threescore and seuen priests garments.

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