shekel
shekel
Definition
shekel (s̸hek′əl)
noun
- an ancient unit of weight used by Hebrews, Babylonians, etc., equal to about half an ounce
- a half-ounce gold or silver coin of the ancient Hebrews
- the basic monetary unit of Israel
- Slang money
Etymology: Heb < shakal, to weigh
shekel Finance Definition
The
currency unit of Israel, comprising 100 agora.
shekel
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- silver: I also grant fifteen thousand shekels of silver yearly out of the king's revenues from appropriate places.
- gold: And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.
Converse of object
- weigh: Oh, he's also got a spear with an iron point weighed six hundred shekels.
- pay: He pays a few shekels then goes out onto the street.
- take: So I took the thirty shekels of silver and cast them into the treasury in the house of the LORD.
- steal: Obviously he had no respect for his mother, stealing 1100 silver shekels.
- get: They got the shekels, and Findlay gives a few heckles.
Adjective modifier
- few: He pays a few shekels then goes out onto the street.
- silver: Obviously he had no respect for his mother, stealing 1100 silver shekels.
- new: The fare is 5 new shekels ( 60p ).
- many: And they shall be paid many more shekels than the Sidemen.
- more: And they shall be paid many more shekels than the Sidemen.
Modifies a noun
- weight: I saw a beautiful mantle and 200 shekels of silver and 50 shekels weight of gold.
Noun used with modifier
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