Commentary for II Chronicles 9:15
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מָאתַ֥יִם צִנָּ֖ה זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֑וּט שֵׁ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֔וּט יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־הַצִּנָּ֥ה הָאֶחָֽת׃
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target;
Rashi on II Chronicles
two hundred shields צִנָּה which encompasses the person from his three sides, as is written (Ps. 5: 13): “As a shield You encompass him with favor” (כַּצִּנָּה).
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Rashi on II Chronicles
malleable gold gold that is soft and easily flattened out. It had great value because it could be spun like a thread.
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Rashi on II Chronicles
six hundred gold pieces Six hundred zehubim, the equivalent of six manehs, for the zahab is the dinar.
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