shekel
- A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
- (slang) Money.
- (historical) An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɛkəl/
Etymology
From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum).
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