Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of money equal to 60 minæ or 6,000 drachmæ. The Attic talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver money, its value was £243 15s. sterling, or about $1,180.

Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight was equal to about 93? lbs. avoirdupois; as a denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at from £340 to £396 sterling, or about $1,645 to $1,916. For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold shekels.

A monetary uni worth 6000 drakma. As a measur of weight it is equivalent to 25 kilograms (55 pounds).

a Greek measure for a huge amount of gold or silver

an ancient measurement that was probably close to a hundred pounds

a unit of weight generally associated with silver and gold

a weight but also a measure of money

A measure of weight or mass of 3000 shekels.

A talent (Latin: talentum, from Ancient Greek: "scale, balance") is an ancient unit of mass. It corresponded generally to the mass of water in the volume of an amphora, i.e. a one foot cube.