prutah
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pru·tah
(prū-tä') 
n., pl., -toth, or -tot (-tōt').
A coin formerly used in Israel, equal to one thousandth of a pound.
n., pl., -toth, or -tot (-tōt').
A coin formerly used in Israel, equal to one thousandth of a pound.
[Modern Hebrew pruta, from Mishnaic Hebrew pərûṭâ, a small coin, feminine passive participle of pāraṭ, to break.]
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