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shekel Definition

shekel (s̸hekəl)

noun

  1. an ancient unit of weight used by Hebrews, Babylonians, etc., equal to about half an ounce
  2. a half-ounce gold or silver coin of the ancient Hebrews
  3. the basic monetary unit of Israel
  4. 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

  • half: The Hasmonaeans also instituted the duty of paying a half shekel to the temple.
  • silver: In Genesis 37:28, Joseph was sold by his brothers to slave traders on their way to Egypt for 20 silver shekels.