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Definition and Usage:
The term "silverlings" refers to small pieces or coins of silver, often used in biblical times as a form of currency or trade. The word itself is not commonly found in modern translations of the Bible but is derived from older English translations. In the context of the Bible, silver was a valuable metal used for various purposes, including trade, offerings, and as a standard of wealth.

Biblical References:
While the specific term "silverlings" may not appear in the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of silver as currency is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. Silver is frequently mentioned in the context of trade, wealth, and offerings.

1. Trade and Commerce:
Silver was a standard medium of exchange in biblical times. In Genesis 23:16, Abraham purchases the cave of Machpelah from Ephron the Hittite for four hundred shekels of silver, highlighting its use in transactions: "Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants."

2. Offerings and Temple Use:
Silver was also used in religious contexts, particularly in the construction and maintenance of the Tabernacle and Temple. In Exodus 30:11-16, the Israelites are instructed to give a half-shekel offering of silver for the service of the Tent of Meeting: "Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD."

3. Symbol of Wealth and Prosperity:
Silver is often associated with wealth and prosperity in the Bible. Proverbs 10:20 states, "The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value," using silver metaphorically to describe the value of righteous speech.

4. Prophetic and Symbolic Uses:
In prophetic literature, silver can symbolize both purity and judgment. In Isaiah 1:22, the prophet laments the moral decay of Jerusalem, saying, "Your silver has become dross, your choice wine is diluted with water," using silver to symbolize the loss of purity and value.

Cultural and Historical Context:
In ancient Near Eastern cultures, silver was a principal form of currency and was often weighed rather than counted. The value of silver was determined by its weight, and it was commonly used in trade and commerce. The use of silver as a medium of exchange is well-documented in archaeological findings, which include silver ingots and coins from various periods.

Theological Significance:
From a theological perspective, silver in the Bible often represents redemption and atonement. The use of silver in offerings and temple service underscores its role in the sacrificial system, pointing to the greater redemption found in Christ. The thirty pieces of silver paid to Judas Iscariot for betraying Jesus (Matthew 26:15) further highlight the complex symbolism of silver, intertwining themes of betrayal, value, and the cost of redemption.

In summary, while the term "silverlings" may not be explicitly found in modern translations, the concept of silver as a valuable and multifaceted element is deeply embedded in the biblical narrative, serving as a symbol of wealth, purity, and redemption.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Silverlings

a word used once only in the Authorized Version, (Isaiah 7:23) as a translation of the Hebrew word elsewhere rendered "silver" or "money."

Library

Letter Xl. To Marcella.
... The Furies are spoken of as gracious, [871] because they show no grace. And
in common speech Ethiopians go by the name of silverlings. ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter xl to marcella.htm

Thesaurus

Silverlings (24 Occurrences)
...Silverlings (24 Occurrences). ... Matthew 27:5 and having cast down the silverlings in
the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself. ...
/s/silverlings.htm - 14k

Dovesdung (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Kings 6:25 and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege
to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the ...
/d/dovesdung.htm - 6k

Silver-pieces (6 Occurrences)
Silver-pieces. Silverlings, Silver-pieces. Silversmith . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(DBY). Silverlings, Silver-pieces. Silversmith . Reference Bible.
/s/silver-pieces.htm - 8k

Laying (87 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 6:25 and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege
to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the ...
/l/laying.htm - 39k

Lethech (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Lethech (1 Occurrence). Hosea 3:2 And I buy her to me
for fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley; (See RSV). ...
/l/lethech.htm - 6k

Letech (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Letech (1 Occurrence). Hosea 3:2 And I buy her to me for
fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley; (YLT). ...
/l/letech.htm - 6k

Lethek (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Lethek (1 Occurrence). Hosea 3:2 And I buy her to me for
fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley; (See NIV). ...
/l/lethek.htm - 6k

Weighed (44 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 18:12 And the man saith unto Joab, 'Yea, though I am weighing on my hand
a thousand silverlings, I do not put forth my hand unto the son of the king ...
/w/weighed.htm - 20k

Fined (4 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 22:19 and fined him a hundred silverlings, and given to the father of
the damsel, because he hath brought out an evil name on a virgin of Israel ...
/f/fined.htm - 7k

Reasoned (20 Occurrences)
... Genesis 20:16 and to Sarah he hath said, 'Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings
to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee ...
/r/reasoned.htm - 12k

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Concordance

Silverlings (24 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:15
What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings,
(YLT)

Matthew 27:3
Then Judas -- he who delivered him up -- having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying,
(YLT)

Matthew 27:5
and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.
(YLT)

Matthew 27:6
And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, 'It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'
(YLT)

Matthew 27:9
Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,
(YLT)

Acts 19:19
and many of those who had practised the curious arts, having brought the books together, were burning 'them' before all; and they reckoned together the prices of them, and found 'it' five myriads of silverlings;
(YLT)

Genesis 20:16
and to Sarah he hath said, 'Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with.
(YLT)

Genesis 37:28
And Midianite merchantmen pass by and they draw out and bring up Joseph out of the pit, and sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty silverlings, and they bring Joseph into Egypt.
(YLT)

Genesis 45:22
to all of them hath he given -- to each changes of garments, and to Benjamin he hath given three hundred silverlings, and five changes of garments;
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 22:19
and fined him a hundred silverlings, and given to the father of the damsel, because he hath brought out an evil name on a virgin of Israel, and she is to him for a wife, he is not able to send her away all his days.
(YLT)

Deuteronomy 22:29
then hath the man who is lying with her given to the father of the damsel fifty silverlings, and to him she is for a wife; because that he hath humbled her, he is not able to send her away all his days.
(YLT)

Judges 17:2
and he saith to his mother, 'The eleven hundred silverlings which have been taken of thine, and 'of which' thou hast sworn, and also spoken in mine ears; lo, the silver 'is' with me, I have taken it;' and his mother saith, 'Blessed 'is' my son of Jehovah.'
(YLT)

Judges 17:4
And he giveth back the money to his mother, and his mother taketh two hundred silverlings, and giveth them to a refiner, and he maketh them a graven image, and a molten image, and it is in the house of Micah.
(YLT)

Judges 17:10
And Micah saith to him, 'Dwell with me, and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I give to thee ten silverlings for the days, and a suit of garments, and thy sustenance;' and the Levite goeth 'in'.
(YLT)

2 Samuel 18:11
And Joab saith to the man who is declaring 'it' to him, 'And lo, thou hast seen -- and wherefore didst thou not smite him there to the earth -- and on me to give to thee ten silverlings and one girdle?'
(YLT)

2 Samuel 18:12
And the man saith unto Joab, 'Yea, though I am weighing on my hand a thousand silverlings, I do not put forth my hand unto the son of the king; for in our ears hath the king charged thee, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Observe ye who 'is' against the youth -- against Absalom;
(YLT)

1 Kings 10:29
and a chariot cometh up and cometh out of Egypt for six hundred silverlings, and a horse for fifty and a hundred, and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Aram; by their hand they bring out.
(YLT)

2 Kings 6:25
and there is a great famine in Samaria, and lo, they are laying siege to it, till the head of an ass is at eighty silverlings, and a forth of the cab of dovesdung at five silverlings.
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 1:17
and they come up, and bring out from Egypt a chariot for six hundred silverlings, and a horse for fifty and a hundred, and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Aram -- by their hand they bring out.
(YLT)

Song of Songs 8:11
Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers, Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings;
(YLT)

Isaiah 7:23
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
(KJV JPS ASV YLT)

Hosea 3:2
And I buy her to me for fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley;
(YLT)

Zechariah 11:12
And I say unto them: 'If good in your eyes, give my hire, and if not, forbear;' and they weigh out my hire -- thirty silverlings.
(YLT)

Zechariah 11:13
And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Cast it unto the potter;' the goodly price that I have been prized at by them, and I take the thirty silverlings, and cast them 'to' the house of Jehovah, unto the potter.
(YLT)

Subtopics

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