helek

Noun

Meaning

helek (plural halakim)

(Judaism) A unit of time equal to the eighteenth part of a minute (3⅓ seconds)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Every hour is divided into 1080 halakim (singular: helek ) or parts. Source: Internet

The ultimate ancestor of the helek was a small Babylonian time period called a barleycorn, itself equal to 1 / 72 of a Babylonian time degree (1° of celestial rotation). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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