shekel

Meaning

  1. A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
  2. (slang) Money.
  3. (historical) An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.

Synonyms

Translations

miskal

shekel israeliano

shekel

shekel ’hadash

shekel

شاقل

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɛkəl/
Etymology

From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum).

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