Bible Dictionaries
Hundredweight
Holman Bible Dictionary
A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (Revelation 16:21 REB, RSV). The underlying Greek means “about the weight of a talent” (KJV). Most modern translations equate the talent with 100 pounds (NAS, NIV, NRSV, TEV).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Hundredweight'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/hundredweight.html. 1991.