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Strong's H1871 דַּרְכְּמוֹן (darkemon)

Darkemon means “dram” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1871 — epaiteo (“beg”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1871
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 4
Books 2

Strong's H1871 Quick Answer

Strong's H1871 דַּרכְּמוֹן (darkmown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. darkmown (dar-kem-one') n-m. 1. a "drachma," or coin [of Pers. origin] It has 4 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include drams. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
darkmown (dar-kem-one') n-m. 1. a "drachma," or coin [of Pers. origin]
Usage
4 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
drams

Meaning and Definition

darkmown (dar-kem-one') n-m. 1. a "drachma," or coin [of Pers. origin] KJV: dram.

Original Word
דַּרכְּמוֹן
Transliteration
darkmown
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1871. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

drachma

Usage: 1) daric, drachma, dram, unit of measure 1a) a gold coin current in Palestine in the period after the return from Babylon; 128 grains (8.32 grams) of gold and 128 grains of silver

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How Strong's H1871 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render darkmown, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

drams Ezra 2:69

How Strong's H1871 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 4 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1871 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1871 in the Old Testament

4 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Ezra 2:69 KJV

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.

Nehemiah 7:70 KJV

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.

Nehemiah 7:71 KJV

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1871.

Ezra 2:69 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Nehemiah 7:70 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Nehemiah 7:71 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Nehemiah 7:72 Old Testament, KJV
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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1871, grouped by book.

Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1871 FAQ

What does darkemon (דַּרְכְּמוֹן) mean?

Darkemon (Strong's H1871) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dram". darkmown (dar-kem-one') n-m. 1. a "drachma," or coin [of Pers. origin]

How many times is darkemon (דַּרְכְּמוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H1871 across 2 books.

Where can I study darkemon (דַּרְכְּמוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1871 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate darkemon (דַּרְכְּמוֹן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as drams. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.