Easton's Bible Dictionary (1.) A weight. Hebrews maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 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 dollars, 6s. 8d. of our money. (see MONEY.) Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat. 2. (v. t.) 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. 3. (v. i.) To strike heavy blows; to beat. 4. (v. i.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds. 5. (n.) An enclosure, maintained by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a pinfold. 6. (n.) A level stretch in a canal between locks. 7. (n.) A kind of net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward. 8. (v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. 9. (n.) Plural of Pound 10. (n.) A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces. 11. (n.) A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about USD4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia POUND pound (maneh; mna, litra; Latin, libra): Pound does not correctly represent the Hebrew maneh, which was more than a pound (see MANEH). The litra of John 12:3 and 19:39 is the Roman pound (libra) of 4,950 grains, which is less than a pound troy, being about 10 1/3 oz. In a monetary sense (its use in Luke 19:13-25) it is the mna, or maneh, which was either of silver or gold, the former, which is probably the one referred to by Luke, being equal to 6, 17 British pounds, or about USD33 (in 1915); the latter 102, 10 British pounds or USD510 (in 1915). See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Figurative: "Pound," like "talent," is used in the New Testament for intellectual gifts and spiritual endowments, as in the passage given above. H. Porter

Multi-Version Concordance Pound (13 Occurrences) Luke 19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. (Root in KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV) Luke 19:16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. (KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV) Luke 19:18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. (KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV) Luke 19:20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: (KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV) Luke 19:24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS YLT RSV) John 12:3 Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) John 19:39 Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Kings 10:17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. (KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT) Ezra 2:69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. (KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT) Nehemiah 7:71 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. (KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT) Nehemiah 7:72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. (KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT) Proverbs 27:22 Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him. (See NAS) Song of Songs 5:4 My beloved thrust his hand in through the latch opening. My heart pounded for him. (Root in WEB NIV)