shekel
pronunciation
How to pronounce shekel in British English:
UK [ˈʃekl]
How to pronounce shekel in American English:
US [ˈʃɛkəl]
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- Noun:
- the basic unit of money in Israel
Word Origin
- shekel (n.)
- early 13c., sicle, via Old French and Latin, from Hebrew sheqel, from shaqal "he weighed." Chief silver coin of ancient Hebrews, also a unit of weight. Modern form in English dates from mid-16c. As slang for "money," it dates from 1871.
Example
- 1. The shekel is to consist of twenty gerahs . Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels equal one mina .
- 2. And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs ; twenty shekels , twenty-five shekels , and fifteen shekels shall make up your mina .
- 3. Collect five shekels for each one , according to the sanctuary shekel , which weighs twenty gerahs .
- 4. What 's a shekel worth today ?
- 5. The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary was 29 talents and 730 shekels , according to the sanctuary shekel .