H1235
בֶּ֫קַע
bekah
1) half, part also called "shekel of the sanctuary" or "holy shekel" 2) half a shekel (meton) There appears to be at least three different shekels, one of silver, gold and copper. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment of the subject.
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
בֶּ֫קַע noun [masculine] fraction, half, i.e. half-shekel, a weight; בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֺ Gen 24:22, compare Hesychius in LagGes. Abh 199, 1. 18 βακαίον [Lag βέκαον] μέρον τι; see also בֶּקַע Exod 38:26 (= מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל).
2 occurrences
Genesis (1), Exodus (1)