Definition of Shekel. Meaning of Shekel. Synonyms of Shekel

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Definition of Shekel

Shekel
Shekel Shek"el, n. [Heb. shegel, fr. sh[=a]gal to weigh.] 1. An ancient weight and coin used by the Jews and by other nations of the same stock. Note: A common estimate makes the shekel equal in weight to about 130 grains for gold, 224 grains for silver, and 450 grains for copper, and the approximate values of the coins are (gold) $5.00, (silver) 60 cents, and (copper half shekel), one and one half cents. 2. pl. A jocose term for money.

Meaning of Shekel from wikipedia

- Shekel or sheqel (Akkadian: 𒅆𒅗𒇻, romanized: šiqlu, siqlu; Hebrew: שקל, romanized: šeqel, plural Hebrew: שקלים, romanized: šəqālim, Phoenician: 𐤔𐤒𐤋)...
- The new Israeli shekel (Hebrew: שֶׁקֶל חָדָשׁ, romanized: sheqel ẖadash, pronounced [ˈʃekel χaˈdaʃ] ; Arabic: شيكل جديد, romanized: šēkal jadīd; sign:...
- The shekel sign ⟨₪⟩ is a currency sign used for the Israeli new shekel, which is the currency of Israel. The Israeli new shekel (Hebrew: שקל חדש, romanized: šéqel...
- The old Israeli shekel, then known as the shekel (Hebrew: שקל, formally sheqel, pl. שקלים, Sheqalim; Arabic: شيكل, šēkal, formerly Arabic: شيقل, šēqal...
- historical currencies Shekel Carthaginian shekel, generally roughly half a Tyrian shekel Jerusalem shekel Bar Kochba shekel "Tyrian Shekel". Historia numorum:...
- the shekel at a rate of IL10 per IS 1. The new subdivision of the shekel was named agora ẖadaša ("new agora"). There were 100 new agorot in 1 shekel. The...
- struck from the Temple's store of silver. These coins replaced the Tyrian shekel, which had previously been used to pay the Temple tax. The newly minted...
- Yossi Shekel (Hebrew: יוסי שקל, born September 24, 1984) is an Israeli footballer who plays for Maccabi Ironi Ashdod. He previously pla**** for FC Kairat...
- The Temple tax (מחצית השקל, lit. 'half shekel') was a tax paid by Israelites and Levites which went towards the upkeep of the Jewish Temple, as reported...
- The Shekel function or also Shekel's foxholes is a multidimensional, multimodal, continuous, deterministic function commonly used as a test function for...