Gerah
Pronunciation : Ge"rah
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Heb. g, lit., a bean.] (Jewish Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel.
Note: The silver gerah is supposed to have been worth about three cents; the gold about fifty-four cents; the weight equivalent to about thirteen grains.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913