(See MONEY.) Attic talent = 193 British pounds, 15 shillings. The Hebrew talent was 3,000 shekels; if the shekel is 2 shillings, 6 pence = 375 British pounds. Hebrew kibbar, "a globe."
Bibliography Information Fausset, Andrew Robert M.A., D.D., "Definition for 'Talent' Fausset's Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Fausset's; 1878.