What does shekel mean?
Definitions for shekel
ˈʃɛk əlshekel
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Princeton's WordNet
shekelnoun
the basic unit of money in Israel
Wiktionary
shekelnoun
A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
shekelnoun
money.
shekelnoun
An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.
Etymology: From Akkadian šiqlu via, from.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shekelnoun
An ancient Jewish coin equal to four Attick drachms, or four Roman denarii, in value about2. s 6 d. sterling. Dict.
Etymology: שׁקל
The Jews, albeit they detested images, yet imprinted upon their sheckle on one side the golden pot which had the manna, and on the other Aaron’s rod. William Camden.
The huge iron head six hundred shekels weighed,
And of whole bodies but one wound it made,
Able death’s worst command to overdoe
Destroying life at once and carcase too. Abraham Cowley.This coat of mail weighed five thousand shekels of brass. William Broome.
Wikipedia
Shekel
Shekel or sheqel (Akkadian:
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A shekel is a unit of weight or currency that was historically used in Middle Eastern countries. Today, it is most commonly known as the basic monetary unit of Israel. The term 'shekel' originally derived from the Hebrew word for weight.
Webster Dictionary
Shekelnoun
an ancient weight and coin used by the Jews and by other nations of the same stock
Shekelnoun
a jocose term for money
Etymology: [Heb. shegel, fr. shgal to weigh.]
Wikidata
Shekel
Shekel, is any of several ancient units of weight or of currency. The first usage is from Mesopotamia around 3000 BCE. Initially, it may have referred to a weight of barley. This shekel was about 180 grains.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Shekel
shek′l, n. a Jewish weight (about half-an-ounce avoirdupois) and coin (about 2s. 6d. sterling): (pl.) money (slang). [Heb. from shāqal, to weigh.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Shekel
among the ancient Hebrews originally a weight, and eventually the name of a coin of gold or silver, or money of a certain weight, the silver = 5s. per oz., and the gold = £4.
Editors Contribution
shekelnoun
In the OT the shekel is measurement of weight that came to be used as money, either gold or silver.
In the old testimony Mansa Musa was and is still to this day labeled with the title as the man behind the pure gold shekels.
Etymology: Beneficial
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on September 16, 2023
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shekel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shekel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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