Bible dictionary for children
Choenix
A choenix was a dry measure used for grain.
In simple words
What does it mean?
A choenix was a dry measure used for grain. It names an amount, rather than a coin or a kind of wheat.
Talk about it
How can a price tell us that food has become difficult to obtain?
An example from the Bible
Revelation 6 describes grain being sold at a high price. The measure and price together help create a picture of scarcity.
Read Revelation 6:6 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
Read the surrounding passage to see who is speaking and how this word or idea is being used. The linked reading opens the full chapter.
Related reading: Revelation 6:6
I heard a voice in the middle of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!”Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
