Meaning & use
Mina
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an ancient unit of weight and currency used in the Near East, equal to about sixty shekels
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The parable describes a servant entrusted with ten minas by his master.
Archaeologists found clay tablets recording debts measured in minas.
A note on using this word
The mina appears in ancient Mesopotamian records and in the Bible, where it is used as both a weight and a monetary unit.
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