בֶּקַע (beqaʻ｜beh'-kah｜noun｜masculine｜half)[Heb] בֶּקַעETCBC: בֶּקַע (subs｜half-shekel)OSHL: b.cr.abTWOT: 271aGK: H1325Greek: δραχμήDerivation: from בָּקַע; Strong's: a section (half) of ashekel, i.e. a beka (a weight and a coin) KJV: bekah, half a shekel.
H1235. beqa
בֶּ֫קַע noun [masculine]fraction, half, i.e. half-shekel, a weight; מִשְׁקָלוֺ בֶּקַע Gen 24:22, compare Hesychius in LagGes. Abh 199, 1. 18βακαίον [Lag βέκαον] μέρον τι; see also בֶּקַע Exod 38:26 (= הַשֶּׁקֶל מַחֲצִית).