Some units of weight in Hebrew include: 

  • Gerah: The smallest unit of weight, a gerah was equal to 1/20 of a shekel. The word "gerah" likely comes from a word meaning "grain". 
  • Shekel ha‐kodesh: The first Hebrew unit of weight, which the King James Version translates as "shekel of the sanctuary". 
  • Mina: A basic standard of weight, the sacred mina was equal to 60 shekels. 
  • Talent: In the sacred system of weights, 60 sacred minas equaled 1 sacred talent. In the Talmudist system, 60 Talmudist minas equaled 1 Talmudist talent. 
  • Kikkar: In the Israelite system, the talent was later called the kikkar. 
  • Litra: In the Israelite system, the mina was later called the litra. The word "litra" is the Greek form of the Latin word libra, which means "pound".