POUND

A weight and a sum of money, put, in the Old Testament, 1Ki 10:17 Ezr 2:69 Ne 7:71, for the Hebrew MANEH, which see; and in the New Testament, for the Attic MINA, which was equivalent to one hundred drachmae, or about fourteen dollars.

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Pound. Pound
(1.) A weight. Heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:71, 72). Gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz. avoirdupois (John 12:3; 19:39).

(2.) A sum of money; the Gr. mna or mina (Luke 19:13, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25). It was equal to 100 drachmas, and was of the value of about $3, 6s. 8d. of our money. (See MONEY.)

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POUND. → The Hebrew word maneh is translated pound, 1Ki 10:17; Ezr 2:69; Ne 7:71,72 → And is equivalent to almost one pound (fourteen ounces) → In John the weight was equivalent to about twelve ounces Joh 12:3 → In Luke the Greek word mina is translated pound, and worth approximately one-hundred denarii (more than three months' wages) Lu 19:13-25 → See MEASURE → See WEIGHTS

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pound. Pound, n. a weight of 16 ounces avordupois, and 14 of troy, sum of money, pinfold, place

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Pound (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pounding.] [[OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a play on words.]] 1. 1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks. Dryden. 2. 2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.