Maneh

Maneh (Hebrew maneh, from the root manah, to count or weigh) was a unit of weight and monetary value used in ancient Israel and throughout the ancient Near East, equivalent to fifty shekels in the biblical standard (Ezekiel 45:12). In Babylonian usage the mina (maneh) was sixty shekels. The maneh appears in Ezra 2:69 and Nehemiah 7:71–72 in the records of the freewill offerings the returning exiles brought for rebuilding the temple: the leaders gave gold darics and silver maneh as contributions.

The term is also rendered "pound" in some translations (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69 KJV), following the Greek mna — the same word used in Luke 19:13–25 for the minas distributed in the parable of the ten minas. The maneh/mina represents a substantial sum — fifty shekels of silver — and its use in the temple rebuilding contributions underscores the significant financial investment the post-exilic community made in restoring worship. The standard weights and measures of Ezekiel 45:12 reflect the prophetic concern for honest commerce in the restored Israel.